Telecommunictations: While most Optus customers were able to access the triple-0 service, 228 triple-0 calls "were unable to go through" during the breakdown.
Court: David McBride, who helped expose allegations of war crimes committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, has pleaded guilty to leaking classified information.
Sport: Kalindi Commerford's life was turned upside down in March from a concussion on the hockey field, but the sport that caused her head knock has helped her find a way to feel "normal" again.
Environment: Gregory Andrews started his protest in early November and vowed not to eat any food until Prime Minister Anthony Albanese "gets serious" and takes climate action.
Court: A tradesman who raped a sex worker multiple times during a "degrading series of assaults" at a brothel will spend at least the next two-and-a-half years behind bars.
Funeral: Hundreds of mourners have gathered to celebrate the life of young water polo coach Lilie James, who was brutally killed at the Sydney school where she worked.
Sport: Five months on from his Ashes heroics and a week after partnering with Glenn Maxwell to steer Australia home against Afghanistan, Cummins has done it again.
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