Senate backlash to public hearing threshold – as it happened

Alleged Optus hacker apologises for data breach and drops ransom threatPauline Hanson branded ‘absolute scumbag’ during heated parliamentary debate over tweetGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastThis blog is now closedShorten: ‘Optus hasn’t done enough’Over on the Nine network Bill Shorten had a chat about Optus and the robodebt royal commission (Shorten has found his media niche in commercial tv, particularly breakfast shows).Well, fir