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Can’t catch the train, can’t use Eftpos, can’t charge your car: how Telstra’s outage wreaked havoc across Australia

Trains, mobile phones, triple-zero calls and even EVs – if it communicates, Telstra bricked it

The Guardian - AU · Jul 8

Telstra Outage Leaves Triple‑Zero Callers Stranded As PM Labels Failure 'Deeply Concerning'

Telstra has blamed a 'software defect' in its time‑keeping systems for a nationwide outage that disrupted mobile calls, shut down regional trains and left some triple‑zero callers unable to get through, prompting 333 welfare checks.

International Business Times UK · Jul 8

Afternoon Update: Federal investigation into Telstra outage; ICE fatally shoot motorist; and flaky AI skincare advice

The outage left thousands of mobile customers unable to make calls or access data

The Guardian - AU · Jul 8

Telstra Outage Chaos: Phones In SOS Mode, Trains Halted & EFTPOS Down Across Australia

Telstra’s mobile network has gone down across large parts of Australia this morning, leaving heaps of customers unable to make calls or use data and throwing regional trains and some EFTPOS terminals into chaos.   The provider, which powers about 25 million mobile services nationwide, has confirmed the issue and…

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 8

Software glitch blamed for crippling Telstra outage

Telstra has been forced to carry out hundreds of welfare checks after an hours-long outage that disrupted everything from phone services to trains.

AAP · Jul 7

KPMG leaked confidential Optus information and surveilled whistleblower’s laptop, inquiry hears

International firm owns up to breach of ethics after staff leaked confidential Optus information while bidding for telco contract

The Guardian - AU · Jun 19

Australia risks losing its ‘corporate brain’ if more high-value jobs keep being sent offshore

This year, some of Australia’s biggest and best known companies – Telstra, National Australia Bank (NAB), Officeworks and Woolworths – have decided to cut jobs locally, while creating more overseas. Those will mainly be in India, the Philippines and Vietnam.

The Conversation · Jun 17

Playing with payphones: how the ubiquitous orange booths have been gamified by fans

Quaint and often overlooked, payphones continue to provide an essential public service, with millions of free calls being placed each year

The Guardian - AU · Jun 11

SOS only: elderly left vulnerable by reception dark spot, residents say

The growing community says they have been fighting for years.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 9

KPMG loses contracts and leaders amid scandal over alleged confidential leaks. Here’s what you need to know

Consulting firm’s Australian arm shared secret client information internally in order to win lucrative audit contracts, a whistleblower has alleged

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9