Afternoon Update: Telstra CEO ‘deeply sorry’; Derryn Hinch dies; and sailing a 10th-century Viking boat

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Telstra’s CEO, Vicki Brady, https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/10/telstra-ceo-deeply-sorry-for-outage-and-admits-risk-of-time-keeping-failure-was-known-ntwnfb">has fronted the media after cutting short an overseas trip to apologise for Wednesday’s national outage that disrupted trains, transactions and some triple zero calls.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/10/derryn-hinch-broadcaster-once-known-as-the-human-headline-dies-age-82">Derryn Hinch, broadcaster once known as ‘the human headline’, dies aged 82

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/10/anthony-albanese-will-not-attend-garma-festival-despite-vowing-to-attend-every-year-as-prime-minister">Anthony Albanese will not attend Garma festival, despite vowing to attend every year as prime minister

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/10/layla-jeffery-police-discover-body-of-teenage-girl-in-victoria-bushland-donald-ntwnfb">Police discover body of teenage girl in Victorian bushland after 13-year-old vanished on weekend

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/10/nt-childrens-commissioner-resigns-over-child-protection-changes-that-remove-indigenous-placement-principle">NT children’s commissioner resigns over child protection changes that remove Indigenous placement principle

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/10/pianist-jayson-gillham-loses-discrimination-case-against-melbourne-symphony-orchestra-over-gaza-comments">Pianist Jayson Gillham loses discrimination case against Melbourne Symphony Orchestra over Gaza comments

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/10/first-case-deadly-h5-bird-flu-local-australian-seabird-sa-coast-crested-tern">Deadly H5 bird flu found in local Australian seabird for first time