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Victorian premier: not yet clear of any direct impact from Optus outage on health services
The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, says it too early to know if yesterday’s Optus outage meant people were unable to access triple zero in the state. She told reporters in Docklands:
As we heard from the health minister this morning, she’s not been advised of any direct impact to health services here in Victoria.
In terms of people outside of the health system trying to reach in and access health services, we don’t have that information yet. That will start to emerge.
Allan said the state would hand that information over to the federal government inquiry. She said the outage and Optus’ communications during it was “deeply distressing” and “disappointing”:
What we saw yesterday was deeply distressing for many Victorians. Whether they were trying to access healthcare services or small businesses looking to operate their business as usual – all of that activity was severely disrupted for many Victorians yesterday as a result of the issues with the Optus service.
That’s deeply disappointing and we will work with the federal government as they undertake their review both into what happened and what the effect was … we will need to see further information in coming days and weeks [and will] feed [that] into that review. The government will be undertaking our own review of the processes and the responses of what undertaken yesterday because it was it was incredibly disappointing.
Allan also said the Department of Government Services will undertake a review of its contracts with Optus following the outage.
Updated at 18.59 EST9m ago18.50 EST
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The Australian Federal Police have made a very serious announcement: their dogs wear dog boots:
Did you know AFP Canines wear dog boots? They’re worn when conducting searches to protect themselves & to also avoid damage & scratches on any vehicles or premises. Our canines and their handlers are highly skilled & we want to make sure they’re both protected while on the job. pic.twitter.com/EZo09YhpYe
— AFP (@AusFedPolice) November 8, 2023
AFP explained on X:
They’re worn when conducting searches to protect themselves and to also avoid damage and scratches on any vehicles or premises. Our canines and their handlers are highly skilled and we want to make sure they’re both protected while on the job.
In other (more serious) doggy news, NSW…
2023-11-08 18:54:06
Source from www.theguardian.com
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