Australia news LIVE: RBA lifts interest rates to 4.35 per cent; PM meets with Chinese Premier
November 16, 2023Save articles for later
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.
Key posts
- Major Optus outage affects millions of customers
- Israeli troops pushing deep into Gaza City
- This morning’s headlines at a glance
1 of 1
Major Optus outage affects millions of customers
And in breaking news, Optus users have been unable to make calls or use the internet on this morning due to a major nationwide outage.
The issue was first reported by users about 4am.
Optus’ customers have been hit by a major outage.
A statement on the Optus website said it was aware of the issue.
“Our engineers are currently investigating a network fault that is impacting Optus Mobile & Fixed customers in this area,” the statement said.
More to come.
Israeli troops pushing deep into Gaza City
Israel said its forces were pushing deep into Gaza City, where residents said tanks were positioned on the outskirts for a potential storming of Gaza’s urban heartland.
“For the first time in decades, IDF is fighting in the heart of Gaza City. At the heart of terrorism,” Major General Yaron Finkelman, commanding officer of the Southern Command of the Israeli Defence Forces, told reporters near the Gaza border.
Israeli flares light up the sky above the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City.Credit: Bloomberg
“Every day and every hour the forces are killing militants, exposing tunnels and destroying weapons and continuing onward to enemy centres.”
Israel previously said it had surrounded Gaza City, home to around a third of the Gaza Strip’s 2.3 million people, and would soon attack it to annihilate Hamas fighters who assaulted Israeli towns across the border one month ago.
Here’s the full story from Reuters.
This morning’s headlines at a glance
Good morning, and thanks for your company this morning.
It’s Wednesday, November 8. I’m Caroline Schelle, and I’ll be anchoring our live coverage for the first half of the day.
Here’s what you need to know before we get started:
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has struck a formal agreement with Beijing to free up visa rules and hold annual leadership talks.
- Optus appears to be suffering a major network outage across Australia, and we will bring you the latest updates once we have them.
- RBA governor Michele Bullock has signalled yesterday’s interest rate rise may not be the last as she concedes inflation has remained higher and more persistent than expected.
- The federal government has kicked off consultation with the agriculture sector on the touchy subject of how to reduce greenhouse gases.
- Tax advisers will have to dob in their colleagues’ wrongdoing or potentially face jail time, in a major overhaul of the system.
- Air New Zealand passengers face up to two years of disruption as the airline deals with a maintenance issue involving up to 17 of its aircraft.
- And overseas, Prince William has issued a rallying cry against the forces of climate change denialism and defeatism at his annual Earthshot Prize for environmental innovation.
Let’s get into it.
1 of 1
Most Viewed in National
Source: Read Full Article
