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Australia’s telecom company sent outage alerts to wrong emails as hundreds of emergency calls failed

Optus’s outage emails went to wrong government address and remained unread for over a day

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025

Hearings reveal Optus bungled triple-zero outage email

Federal authorities only found out about a catastrophic Optus triple-zero outage a day after it was resolved because the telco notified the wrong email address.

AAP · Oct 7, 2025

FACT FOCUS: Trump’s claims about remedial math at Harvard don’t add up

As President Donald Trump moves to revoke Harvard University's certification to enroll foreign students, he is falsely claiming that the university is offering “low grade mathematics like two plus two is four.”

The Independent UK · May 30, 2025

Labor has passed its proposed social media ban for under-16s. Here’s what we know – and what we don’t

Australians may have to hand over more personal data and big tech firms face $50m fines, but there are a number of questions that are yet to be answered

The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2024

BoM forecast all but rules out La Niña this year – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Nov 10, 2024

How age verification could push children to dark sites

Technologies that could identify the age of internet users are being trialled as the government looks to introduce age limits for social media.

AAP · Nov 5, 2024

Harlequins end Saracens’ perfect start in battling Premiership win

Harlequins 17-10 Saracens: The hosts held firm with 14 men to end their rivals’ 100 per cent start

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2024

Why is Australia’s 3G being shut down – and could it spell chaos?

While not many phones will be affected, business groups worry ATMs, alarms, CCTV, medical alert systems and more could be

The Guardian - AU · Jul 24, 2024

Bath top Gallagher Premiership for Christmas after win over Harlequins

Northampton beat Gloucester and Exeter saw off Leicester Tigers

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2023