Get Wells soon
As the fallout over the Optus triple-zero outage spreads, Communications Minister Anika Wells has become the opposition's new target in Question Time.
The federal opposition initially struggled with a scattergun approach to Question Time — until recently. It is now targeting a single minister with every allotted question.
Last sitting period, the focus was on under pressure Aged Care Minister Sam Rae. This week, it was Communications Minister Anika Wells who rose again and again to defend herself.
The deadly Optus outage is posing the biggest challenge in Wells’ three-year ministerial career.
What did Wells know, and when? Did she ensure Optus was conducting welfare checks? Why are MPs reportedly complaining to journalists that her response has lacked compassion?
