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> Telstra is currently contracted until 2032 to operate the Triple Zero system. The final report of the Senate inquiry recommends Telstra be stripped of this duty, and for a new statutory authority to be given control of the system. > > [...] > > The inquiry also recommended that the government mandate domestic roaming. This would enable mobile phones and other devices to connect to the mobile network using any available infrastructure, irrespective of who owns and operates it.

> * A 25-year-old woman was outbid by $60,000 on a 116-year-old railway worker's cottage in Malanda. > * A handwritten letter about her family's roots in the town convinced the seller to accept her lower offer over a developer's bid. > * The new owner has started restoring the historic home, while hoping her rare story gives other young buyers hope in a soaring regional market.

> * An amateur astronomer living in outback NSW is a co-author of a paper announcing the discovery of a decagon wave around Saturn's south pole. > * Trevor Barry says he is proud that his hometown of Broken Hill, where he used to work as a miner and has built his observatory, is listed in the discovery. > * Much is still unknown about the decagon, including how it formed or whether it is permanent, but Mr Barry will continue to monitor it closely from his backyard.

> * Several legal experts believe there is a significant prospect that the federal government's ban on Neo-Nazi group White Australia may be overturned by the High Court. > * The group, also known as the National Socialist Network, had been planning to launch a political party when it was outlawed in May by the government under new hate speech laws > * The matter is set to be heard in the High Court on September 8 and 9, with judgment not expected for several weeks or months.

> The centrepiece of the draft legislation is deceptively simple. An organisation can only collect, use or disclose your personal information if doing so is “fair and reasonable” in the circumstances. > > This test is unique to Australia. Europe’s privacy law asks whether an organisation has a legal basis for processing data. The United States mostly relies on notice and consent, which in practice means clicking “I agree” to terms nobody reads. > > The Australian test asks a different question: even if you ticked the box, was the data practice itself fair?

> * From October, a pill testing service will be made available at up to 15 music festivals per year in NSW. > * In announcing the permanent service, Health Minister Ryan Park says it is "not a silver bullet" and will not endorse drug use. > * The move was praised by Jennie Ross-King, whose daughter Alex died of an MDMA overdose at a Sydney festival in 2019.