Coalition defends senator's triple-zero calls as oversight, but the law says otherwise

Coalition defends senator's triple-zero calls as oversight, but the law says otherwise

Liberal senator Sarah Henderson rang triple zero during Wednesday's Telstra outage to test system integrity. Angus Taylor defended it as proper scrutiny. Problem: non-emergency triple-zero calls breach Australian law and carry criminal penalties. Taylor wouldn't confirm how many times Henderson called. Labor's Tim Ayres called it reckless. The gap between intent and legality remains uncomfortable.

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