Anika Wells (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Sport) | Hansard source

Frankly, I am disappointed that the Leader of the Opposition seeks to let Optus off the hook and tries to say that other people should apologise for the failures of a private company, Optus. This outage and the many failings of Optus are the fault of Optus alone. I think the political actions, the politicising of a catastrophe here, are letting Optus off the hook and you should be ashamed of yourself. This is a tragic circumstance. There are families who have lost the ones they love, and that hardens my resolve. Optus is accountable, and as the minister I will hold them to account. The independent regulator has an investigation on foot. We will await her recommendations. Optus, I promise you, will face serious consequences for what they have done.

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