For four days this week, visitors to the federal government’s top-level website domain australia.gov.au were blocked.
The domain address is the portal for official Australian government information and was blocked because the security certificate (known as SSL), which ensures communications with the site are safely encrypted, had expired.
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Tom Burton has held senior editorial and publishing roles with The Mandarin, The Sydney Morning Herald and as Canberra bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review. He has won three Walkley awards. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.burton@afr.com
