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Australia's second-largest telco loses its CEO after a network outage that hit almost 40% of the country's population

The Nov. 8 outage, which affected ten million customers, was the second national scandal under outgoing CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin.

Fortune

The Optus chief was right to quit but real change is unlikely at the telco until bigger issues are fixed

Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin bowed to the inevitable on Monday and resigned as chief executive of Australia’s second largest telecommunications company.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: richest 10% causing 50% of emissions; Optus CEO resigns; and Argentina’s Trump elected president

Guardian joint report reveals 12 billionaires are out-polluting 2.1m homes

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Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigns after network outage

Optus parent company Singtel says ‘priority is about setting on a path of renewal for the benefit of the community and customers’

The Guardian - AU

Embattled Optus CEO resigns after fraught 18 months

Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has stepped down after a challenging 18 months marked by two of the telco giant's worst and most public disasters.

AAP

Afternoon Update: Optus CEO faces Senate grilling; WFP warns of starvation in Gaza; and Apple agrees to improve texting with Androids

Details from Optus chief’s Senate appearance include that 228 customers were unable to connect to triple zero services

The Guardian - AU

More than 200 Optus customers unable to call triple zero during 14-hour outage, Senate inquiry told

Chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin faced grilling at Senate inquiry on Friday over last week’s network outage

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Morning Mail: Australia win thriller to reach World Cup final, Labor dissent over visa law, Optus outage outrage

Pat Cummins and Mitch Starc keep their heads to secure tight win over South Africa; party veteran joins chorus of attacks on controversial bill

The Guardian - AU

School climate strike protests draw huge crowds; charges laid over Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Melbourne Cup day offers a fitting alternative date for Australia Day

I know what you're thinking, but hear me out.

Newcastle Herald

Hundreds of emergency calls failed during Optus outage

A Senate inquiry into a 12-hour Optus outage that affected millions of Australians has revealed hundreds of triple-zero calls were unable to go through.

AAP

Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin faces Senate grilling as Singtel denies it was to blame for outage

Telco claimed its parent company was responsible but Singapore conglomerate says its upgrade was not the cause

The Guardian - AU

The Optus outage shows us the perils of having vital networks in private hands

Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin is set to front a Senate inquiry this week, probing last week’s colossal outage which left millions stranded without internet or mobile phone connectivity for a staggering 14 hours.

The Conversation

Cash may no longer be king, but the Optus debacle shows it is still necessary

A simple software upgrade went wrong. Across the country economic life ground to a halt. Groceries were abandoned at supermarket checkouts. Commerce was paralysed as the nation waited for its payment system to be brought back on line.

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The Guardian - AU

Optus resellers make few or no announcements of compensation after nationwide network outage

Amaysim and Catch Connect make smaller data offers to customers while Moose Mobile, Spintel and Dodo have not addressed the issue online

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Australia ‘paralysed’ in Gaza response, UN official says; CommBank records $2.5bn profit; and radio host missing in crocodile waters

World ‘staring into the abyss’, UN special rapporteur says, as Israel’s foreign minister acknowledges growing international pressure for ceasefire

The Conversation

Optus has revealed the cause of the major outage. Could it happen again?

Around 4.05am on Wednesday November 8 2023, Optus suffered a nationwide network outage lasting well into the evening, more than 12 hours later.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: David Cameron’s surprise return to UK government, national poll backs Palestinians, Trump ‘echoed Hitler’

Former UK prime minister returns to cabinet after Braverman sacking

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Newcastle Herald

Remembrance Day reminds us that we forget about nation's past wars

'Shame on Australia for its selective memory'

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Optus Has Revealed What Caused The Major Network Outage That Affected Millions Of Aussies

"We have made changes to the network to address this issue so that it cannot occur again," a spokesperson for Optus said.

The Guardian - AU

Optus reveals routine software upgrade the cause of 14-hour network outage

Telco will establish a complaints team for small businesses after criticism of its compensation offer of 200GB of free data

AAP

Optus finally makes call on cause of outage chaos

Optus has revealed the reason behind a communications outage that caused havoc for millions of people and businesses around the country.

The Guardian - AU

Local member issues warning after Caulfield protests – as it happened

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Newcastle Herald

There are bigger lessons for society amid the strain on our schools

Teachers are a scapegoat of a bigger problem.

Tom’s Guide

Chelsea vs Man City live stream: How to watch Premier League game online

Sunday's Chelsea vs Man City live stream sets up an encounter between Pochettino's vastly improved Blues and Guardiola's globetrotters. Here's how to watch it live, wherever you are.

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