Australia news live: Acma takes Optus to court over triple-zero outage; bird flu reaches Victoria

The brief

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (Acma) has taken Optus to court over a triple-zero outage in September 2025. The outage affected emergency services. Optus is a major telecommunications provider in Australia. The case is ongoing. In other news, the number of suspected deadly bird flu cases continues to grow in South Australia and Victoria. The disease has been detected in greater crested terns and a giant petrel in South Australia, and in a greater crested tern in Victoria. Authorities are urging people to report sick or dead wildlife to reduce the impact of the disease. An 18-year-old woman has died in custody at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Victoria, with the state coroner investigating the circumstances of her death. The incident has sparked calls for greater support and trauma-informed care for vulnerable incarcerated individuals.

Auto-summarised from the full article