Afternoon Update: Federal investigation into Telstra outage; ICE fatally shoot motorist; and flaky AI skincare advice

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The federal government has dismissed speculation that foreign interference https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/08/telstra-outage-down-network-mobile-outages-today">caused a major overnight Telstra outage, adding that an investigation has been launched.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/08/nacc-anti-corruption-paul-brereton-complaints-investigations-cost-">‘Cannot justify such expenditure’: why the corruption watchdog dropped two investigations into former boss

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/08/anthony-albanese-pacific-diplomacy-state-of-origin-labor-coalition-recession-unemployment-ntwnfb?page=with%3Ablock-6a4de2908f0821c5ffb5b6f1#block-6a4de2908f0821c5ffb5b6f1">Diplomats assisting Australian woman charged over allegedly voting in US elections

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/07/ice-agents-shoot-motorist-texas-houston">ICE agent fatally shoots motorist during traffic stop in Houston

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/07/phoenix-toddler-alive-hospital">Arizona toddler declared dead after near-drowning was alive for hours in ‘cold room’, records say

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/07/novak-djokovic-wins-felix-auger-aliassime-wimbledon-epic-tennis">Djokovic sees off Auger-Aliassime in Wimbledon epic to set up Sinner semi-final