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Optus will have to comply with the legislation.

Victorian premier demands answers after copper thieves trigger Optus crisis

Jacinta Allan has sought an urgent briefing after another Optus outage left more than 14,000 customers in the lurch.

  • David Swan and Rachel Eddie

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Optus has held the naming rights to Perth’s premier sporting stadium since 2017. But after a string of recent scandals, does it still deserve to?

The eyes of the cricketing world are on Perth. But about that stadium...

With the naming rights deal due to expire in 2027, the question has to be asked: why does the state government not pull down Optus’ logos permanently?

  • Jamie Freestone
In the internet age, keeping up with changing language is impossible for most adults. Experts argue it’s a way for young people to create space for themselves.

Cloudflare chaos: Third internet outage in four weeks triggers global disruptions

A massive outage at internet infrastructure giant Cloudflare triggered a wave of “500 Internal Server Errors” across the globe, knocking substantial portions of the web offline.

  • David Swan
Optus chair John Arthur, Singtel CEO Kuan Moon Yuen, and Optus CEO Stephen Rue speak to media following a meeting with communications minister Anika Wells.

Optus’ scolding puts the blowtorch on all the telcos

The federal government’s grilling of Optus high command seems all bark and little bite, with fixing Triple Zero a test for both sides.

  • Supratim Adhikari
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There will be more outages like Optus’ as tech runs the world

There’s an expectation that technology should always work. But in reality, tech failures like the one at Optus are routine.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
WA Police Commander Jodie Pearson.

WA Police left in the dark over full extent of Optus outage that left two dead

Western Australia’s police force learned of the full extent of the Optus network outage that affected triple-zero calls at the same time as the rest of the nation on Friday afternoon.

  • Cameron Myles
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The Ticketek website is currently down for “maintenance”, frustrating concertgoers and promoters.

Ticketek website back online, but crash frustrates promoters and buyers

Major ticketing website Ticketek shut down on Monday and into Tuesday, leaving fans unable to access tickets and promoters scrambling for alternatives.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Long queues at Sydney Airport after a mass outage.

National tech outage causes delays at airports across Australia

The issue affecting Australian Border Force systems led to significant disruptions for passengers.

  • Jessica McSweeney
More than half of Australians have experienced issues with their telcos but are reluctant to complain.

Half of Australians have problems with their telco. But they don’t bother complaining

Telecommunications providers have been urged to fix the “trust deficit” with their customers, who often experience poor service and delayed responses.

  • John Collett
Xero CEO Sukhinder Singh Cassidy.

Xero outage hits small businesses nationally

The outage caused chaos for thousands of Australian businesses and their accounting teams.

  • David Swan

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