Following widespread telecommunications outages, a Senate committee recommended stripping Telstra of its Triple-0 management role to hand it to a new government authority, triggering strong political debate over emergency reliability.

Coalition Senator Sarah Henderson joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast and opposes the overhaul, arguing that creating more bureaucracy will not fix underlying infrastructure issues or hold negligent telcos immediately accountable.

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