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Australia News Today: Bluey, Optus, Sam Mostyn, NZ house prices: Good morning, it’s Georgie here in Sydney. Here’s what you need to know today.. ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-03/australia-news-today-bluey-optus-sam-mostyn-nz-house-prices
Optus customer loses $10,000, digital identity in phone porting, SIM-swap scam: Andrew Ryder's rainy-day bank account was drained in just one day ...
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-10/optus-customer-victim-phone-porting-sim-swap-scam/103676088
Singtel rules out selling Australian unit Optus: Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) , Southeast Asia's largest telecom operator, reiterated on Wednesday that ...
reuters.com/business/media-telecom/singtel-confirms-no-intention-divest-australian-telco-optus-2024-04-03/
Australian register of stolen data blocks more than 300,000 attempts of identity fraud
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-10/australians-data-protected-from-thousands-of-fraud-attempts/103687922
Telstra lifts lid on ‘unacceptable’ triple-zero outage: CEO Vicki Brady says basic errors were behind the outage that left more than 100 Australians unable to ...
smh.com.au/technology/telstra-lifts-lid-on-unacceptable-triple-zero-outage-20240327-p5ffmr.html
Australia News Today: Sydney Housing, Singtel to sell Optus, Budget Surplus: Good morning, it’s Georgie here in Sydney, Happy Thursday. Here’s what you need to ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-13/australia-news-today-sydney-housing-singtel-to-sell-optus-budget-surplus
Singtel shares fall more than 1% after Optus stake sale reports: Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) shares fell more than 1% on Thursday in early trade after ...
reuters.com/markets/deals/singtel-shares-fall-more-than-1-after-optus-stake-sale-reports-2024-03-14/
Optus’ network boss quits four months after outage: The departure comes after an outage that affected 10 million customers, and while the company is still ...
smh.com.au/technology/optus-network-boss-quits-four-months-after-outage-20240308-p5faxh.html
Optus fined $1.5 million by ACMA for breaches to public safety, customers 'at risk'
abc.net.au/news/2024-03-06/optus-fined-for-public-safety-breaches/103552146
Telstra, Optus 3G network shutdown raises phone service fears for rural residents
abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-03-19/telstra-optus-3g-network-shutdown-phone-service-rural-australia/103548588
New regulations ‘will open the floodgates’ on SMS scams: Telstra, TPG and Optus are on a rare unity ticket fighting against proposed changes they say will lead ...
theage.com.au/technology/new-regulations-will-open-the-floodgates-on-sms-scams-20240301-p5f907.html
Singtel’s Q3 earnings fall 13% on exceptional net loss but underlying profit stable
straitstimes.com/business/singtel-q3-earnings-fall-13-due-to-exceptional-net-loss-but-stable-in-constant-currency-terms
Premier League viewers in Australia bombarded with ads for offshore gambling firms thanks to loophole
theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/28/premier-league-viewers-in-australia-bombarded-with-ads-for-offshore-gambling-firms-thanks-to-loophole
Telstra posts $1 billion profit, but enterprise unit falls flat: Boss Vicki Brady has lauded the telco’s mobile growth but says some parts of the business are ...
theage.com.au/business/companies/telstra-posts-1-billion-profit-but-enterprise-unit-falls-flat-20240214-p5f4xo.html
Opposition grills department over lack of warnings about failing triple-0 calls from Optus
abc.net.au/news/2024-02-13/opposition-grills-department-triple-0-calls-optus-during-outage/103460686
Qantas poaches Optus’ corporate affairs boss before she even started at the telecom
theage.com.au/business/companies/qantas-poaches-optus-corporate-affairs-boss-before-she-even-started-at-the-telecom-20240130-p5f11b.html
Telcos’ customer complaints spike after Optus outage: Ombudsman Cynthia Gebert says the company’s offers of free data was cold comfort for many Optus customers ...
theage.com.au/technology/telcos-customer-complaints-spike-after-optus-outage-20240207-p5f2zo.html
AT&T is giving customers a $5 credit for the big service outage: The company apologized for the recent outage and said it does not believe it was related to a ...
qz.com/att-cell-service-outage-customer-credit-1851285905
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Quick Glance: AT&T 'making it right' with $5 credit
- AT&T to offer $5 credit to customers after nationwide outage.
- Outage on Thursday, Feb. 22, due to technical error, not cyberattack.
- AT&T plans to credit affected accounts for outage and emphasizes commitment to reliable connections.
- Experts anticipate AT&T offering credit to customers as good business practice.
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Singtel says not considering divesting from Australia's Optus: Singtel (STEL.SI) said on Tuesday it was not looking to divest from its Optus unit ...
reuters.com/technology/singtel-says-not-considering-divesting-australias-optus-2024-01-30/
Optus triple-zero failure during mass outage 10 times worse than reported: In a development the communications minister calls “deeply disturbing” ...
theage.com.au/technology/optus-triple-zero-failure-ten-times-worse-than-reported-20240123-p5ezj5.html
Quick Glance: Optus: 10-Fold Triple-Zero Failure
- More than 10 times the number of triple-zero calls failed during Optus’ mass outage than previously reported.
- Optus failed to conduct welfare checks on over 2000 customers unable to connect to emergency services.
- Internal review revealed 2468 customers made triple-zero calls during the outage that were unable to go through, with no welfare checks undertaken.
- Optus interim CEO apologized to customers unable to access triple-zero services during the outage.
There was no shortage of corporate news or scandals in 2023. From the PwC tax leak and Optus outage, to everything Qantas ... Show more
Banks, telcos to be quizzed at Senate hearing into Optus outage: Whoever is appointed Optus’ next CEO will need years to rebuild the telco’s reputation ...
theage.com.au/business/companies/banks-telcos-to-be-quizzed-at-senate-hearing-into-optus-outage-20231215-p5erq7.html
Australia's 3G network shutdown begins this Friday with Vodafone. Here's what you need to know
abc.net.au/news/2023-12-14/australia-3g-network-shut-down-vodafone/103230684
Matildas, Barbenheimer top Australians’ Google searches for 2023: From Coronation quiche to the Optus outage, Google’s data gives a look at what we’re searching ...
smh.com.au/technology/matildas-barbenheimer-top-australians-google-searches-for-2023-20231212-p5eqrl.html
CEO of Singtel-owned Optus resigns following Australia-wide outage: Ex-StarHub CEO Peter Kaliaropoulos has been appointed chief operating officer – a newly ...
straitstimes.com/business/singtel-owned-optus-ceo-resigns-following-australia-wide-outage
Quick Glance: Optus CEO Resigns After Nationwide Outage
- Optus CEO Ms Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigns following nationwide outage.
- Mr Michael Venter, Chief Financial Officer, will concurrently take on the role of interim CEO as the company embarks on a global search for a new head.
- Singtel group CEO emphasizes the importance of customer trust and the need to regain trust and confidence.
- Bayer Rosmarin resigns after being criticized for slow response and lack of communication during the outage.
Less than ‘match fit’ Optus pays a heavy price for failure: The end of Kelly Bayer Rosmarin’s tenure as chief executive at Australia’s second-largest ...
theage.com.au/business/companies/less-than-match-fit-optus-pays-a-heavy-price-for-failure-20231124-p5emiu.html
Her murder shocked the nation, and today it was time to say goodbye to Lilie James.
500 mourners attended the funeral service at her old school ... Show more nine.social/rlB #9News
Quick Glance: Optus: No Plan for Total Outage
- Australia's second-largest telco, Optus, had no crisis plan for a network-wide outage that left nearly half the country without phone or internet for 12 hours.
- The outage, triggered by a standard software upgrade at Singtel, resulted in 228 calls to the Australian emergency hotline Triple-0 failing to connect.
- Optus had to physically reboot all 90 routers and another 50 core network devices, leading to an outage duration from 4am to 4pm.
- Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin admitted the company took six hours to dispel public concerns it was under a cyber attack.
What Optus customers get for outage chaos: EXCLUSIVE
news.com.au/technology/online/internet/optus-ceo-reveals-how-customers-will-be-compensated-for-outage/news-story/c51935cd3c13ccb3d0c008aa4217e5e8
Quick Glance: Major Optus Outage Affects Millions of Customers
- Optus customers experienced at least seven hours of inability to make or receive calls or use the internet on Wednesday due to a major outage affecting hospitals, public transport, and businesses across Australia.
- The outage also affects other telcos using the Optus network such as Amaysim, Vaya, Aussie Broadband, Moose Mobile, Coles Mobile, Spintel, Southern Phone, Gomo, and Dodo Mobile, first reported by users around 4am.
- Optus boss Kelly Bayer Rosmarin apologized for the outage, impacting millions of the telecommunications provider’s 10.2 million customers.
- NetBlocks, a watchdog organization monitoring cybersecurity and Internet governance, reported metrics showing Optus mobile services went down across much of Australia around 4am AEDT.
Optus confirms it has paid cash as compensation to customers affected by nationwide outage
abc.net.au/news/2023-11-28/optus-outage-senate-inquiry-cash-compensation-payments/103159728
The lessons Australia’s CEOs are failing to learn: What remains surprising is how often companies and chief executives fail to learn lessons from past crises ...
smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/the-lessons-australia-s-ceos-are-failing-to-learn-20231124-p5emhn.html
Alan Joyce and Kelly Bayer Rosmarin have joined a long line of CEOs who failed to win the blame game
abc.net.au/news/2023-11-28/ceos-on-trial-the-lessons-from-optus-qantas-fallout/103154344
Australia's anti-corruption commissioner has taken aim at what he describes as a national "blame culture", as he questioned what benefit the ... Show more bit.ly/3SLLpKH
Identity of ‘third-party’ that brought down Optus network revealed: An executive from the company that contributed to the Optus outage left a Canadian telco less ...
theage.com.au/technology/identity-of-third-party-who-brought-down-optus-network-revealed-20231114-p5ejy1.html
While millions were counting the cost of the Optus outage, the company’s smirking CEO fronted the media. What she did next cost her badly. Full story: bit.ly/47xV4bU
Optus apologises after worker’s chat revealed: An Optus customer has been left shocked after receiving an extremely blunt response when reaching out for help to ...
news.com.au/technology/online/internet/optus-workers-blunt-message-to-customer-leaves-aussies-shocked/news-story/297ca02fc458cb52cd0e8029726c8e40
Australia: Ten million without internet after total outage: In Australia, a total outage at the mobile phone provider Optus has paralyzed the telephone and ...
sueddeutsche.de/panorama/australien-netzausfall-internet-optus-1.6300027
Mark Gregory from RMIT says Australian technology companies have a tendency to employ people with legal or accounting backgrounds to CEO roles ... Show more
Optus went down and the smart lights came on. And then Marayke was stranded in bed
theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/10/optus-went-down-and-the-smart-lights-came-on-and-then-marayke-was-stranded-in-bed
Optus is again at the centre of a massive customer service breach, this time violating the privacy of a young healthcare worker ... Show more #9News
How to avoid virtual shutout and stay connected during a web outage: You can’t make the EFTPOS machine work at your local cafe, but you can keep yourself from ...
smh.com.au/technology/how-to-avoid-virtual-shut-out-and-stay-connected-during-a-web-outage-20231109-p5eio1.html
Aussies turn on banks after Optus chaos: Cash-loving Aussies are using Wednesday’s nationwide Optus outage as “proof” that becoming a completely cashless society ...
news.com.au/finance/money/give-us-back-our-atms-cashloving-aussies-rage-in-wake-of-optus-outage/news-story/6c231773dc1b4ae12062819c28e1b243
Australia news LIVE: Worst offenders face return to custody under terror-style laws; Optus searches for new CEO
smh.com.au/national/australia-news-live-worst-offenders-face-return-to-custody-under-terror-style-laws-optus-searches-for-new-ceo-20231121-p5eli6.html
Rate hikes punish mortgage holders, not big spenders: Resistant inflation numbers show that the Reserve Bank’s loan rate hikes punish the wrong spenders
smh.com.au/national/nsw/rate-hikes-punish-mortgage-holders-not-big-spenders-20231108-p5eidl.html
Major outage for ten million customers: Half of Australia currently without telephone and internet
spiegel.de/netzwelt/halb-australien-derzeit-ohne-telefon-und-internet-a-4b3e76f9-bb2e-485c-971a-3e9455e9086d
Telcos required to report on cybersecurity measures in bid to prevent repeat of 2022 Optus hack
abc.net.au/news/2023-11-13/cyber-law-changes-after-optus-dp-world-hack/103096906
Asia regional address registry APNIC calls for global response to ISP failures: Geoff Huston is calling for the creation of a hypothetical routing police ...
techspot.com/news/100952-asia-regional-address-registry-apnic-calls-calls-global.html
Australia news LIVE: Government launches review into Optus outage; High Court rules indefinite detention is unlawful
theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-government-launches-review-into-optus-outage-high-court-rules-indefinite-detention-is-unlawful-20231109-p5eimz.html
Behavioural economist Evan Lucas joined Weekend Breakfast to discuss the fallout from the Optus outage and the Government's review, and cancellation ... Show more
Update as cause: Optus provides first explanation for massive internet outage: Last week, customers of Australia's second-largest mobile provider were offline ...
heise.de/news/Update-als-Ursache-Optus-liefert-erste-Erklaerung-fuer-massiven-Internetausfall-9438243.html
What CIOs can learn from the Optus disaster: The total IT failure at the Australian telecommunications provider Optus shows how important reliability and ...
cio.de/a/was-cios-aus-dem-optus-desaster-lernen-koennen,3725003
Telco giants, financial crimes police partner to end scam calls: Telecommunication giants, banks and government agencies are banding together to put a stop to ...
9news.com.au/national/telco-giants-financial-crimes-police-partner-to-end-scam-calls/41096bc1-722f-42c5-8f44-a0e74e32c603
Telcos ready for showdown over landlines in the regions: Debate is erupting over the future of rural telecommunications, with the government and telcos labelling ...
theage.com.au/technology/telcos-ready-for-showdown-over-landlines-in-the-regions-20231030-p5eg30.html
Optus' safety systems, not routine upgrade, caused outage: SingTel: Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) (STEL.SI), the parent of Australian telecoms provider ...
reuters.com/technology/optus-parent-singtel-denies-software-upgrade-root-cause-outage-2023-11-16/
Matildas waltz over to Optus Stadium: Australians will get another chance to see the Matildas in action with the WA premier expected to make an announcement ...
smh.com.au/sport/soccer/matildas-waltz-over-to-optus-stadium-20230918-p5e5kw.html
$100k purchase ruins man’s life for 5 years: When Sydney man Faisal* bought himself a new car, he never imagined it would turn his world upside down for the next ...
news.com.au/finance/money/costs/sydney-mans-identity-theft-nightmare-continues-five-years-after-initial-crime/news-story/7f67b1b7afa96c80133643127b7dbb86
Watchdog takes aim at company directors over cybersecurity: The corporate regulator will target the directors of Australia’s largest companies if they fail to do ...
smh.com.au/business/companies/watchdog-takes-aim-at-company-directors-over-cybersecurity-20230918-p5e5h9.html
Matildas ‘rewrite history books’ as semi-final smashes TV ratings records: The Matildas’ match against England has become the most watched television program – ...
theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/17/matildas-re-write-history-books-as-semi-final-smashes-tv-ratings-records
Matildas take centre stage as AFL fans get on board with screenings of World Cup win
theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/13/matildas-take-centre-stage-as-afl-fans-get-on-board-with-screenings-of-world-cup-win
Fan fury as Women’s World Cup largely disappears behind subscription: Monday night’s do-or-die clash between Australia and Canada is also a last gasp for the few ...
theage.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/fan-fury-as-women-s-world-cup-largely-disappears-behind-subscription-20230728-p5dry7.html
Quick Glance: USA advances to Women's World Cup knockout round with 0-0 tie against Portugal
- The United States Women's National Team advanced to the knockout round of the Women's World Cup with a tense 0-0 tie against Portugal.
- In ten previous meetings, the U.S. had never lost to Portugal, outscoring them 39-0.
- Portugal continued to press forward and came close to winning the game in extra time with a shot that hit the post.
- The Americans will have to play their next game without star midfielder Rose Lavelle, who received her second yellow card of the group stage in the first half.
Fans ‘forced to subscribe’ to Optus Sport as World Cup free-to-air schedule revealed
smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/very-disappointing-backlash-after-world-cup-free-to-air-schedule-revealed-20230804-p5dtzw.html
Should Australia’s free-to-air TV have rights to the entire Women’s World Cup?: Sporting bodies are advising caution over changing the broadcast agreements in ...
theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/04/womens-world-cup-free-to-air-where-to-watch-7-optus-sport
Australians increasingly concerned about online privacy after high-profile cybersecurity breaches
theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/08/australia-cybersecurity-laws-hacks-optus-medibank-privacy-data-breach
Closing the gap: Vodafone’s desperate deal to catch Telstra and Optus: No matter how you interpret the $6.3 billion deal with Vocus, TPG - which owns the number ...
smh.com.au/business/companies/closing-the-gap-vodafone-s-desperate-deal-to-catch-telstra-and-optus-20230802-p5dtbf.html
Gustavsson dodges Kerr questions one day before Matildas’ crunch clash: The Matildas coach played cat and mouse on the fitness of his captain in a contractually ...
smh.com.au/sport/soccer/gustavsson-dodges-kerr-questions-one-day-before-matildas-crunch-clash-20230730-p5dsdp.html
How, where and what time to watch Matildas matches at the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia
theguardian.com/football/2023/jul/16/watch-matildas-live-stream-womens-world-cup-2023-where-how-to-what-time-tv-channel-streaming-7plus-optus-sport-australia-fixtures
‘Utter joke’: Fury at World Cup streaming fail: Aussies have expressed outrage at Seven Network’s agreement to buy the rights to less than one quarter of ...
news.com.au/sport/football/world-cup/anger-as-only-15-fifa-womens-world-cup-matches-available-for-free-streaming/news-story/f2edba9197662cc0429ecf2feabd7a81
Paid articlePaid Record World Cup interest to offer Optus its moment of redemption: Optus is hoping The FIFA Women’s World Cup will provide it a platform to rejuvenate its ...
theage.com.au/business/companies/record-world-cup-interest-to-offer-optus-its-moment-of-redemption-20230716-p5dokd.html
‘All man view’: Soccer rant sparks backlash: Optus Sport has hit back at claims its coverage of the Women’s World Cup isn’t gender balanced ...
news.com.au/sport/football/world-cup/were-proud-optus-sport-retaliates-against-backlash-its-wwc-broadcast-team-isnt-genderbalanced/news-story/2243b1ca1928f0eb1dd1cd517194c639
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