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The Guardian - AU · Nov 16, 2023

Melbourne Cup day offers a fitting alternative date for Australia Day

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

Newcastle Herald · Nov 16, 2023

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 · Nov 16, 2023

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 Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2023

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 Conversation · Nov 14, 2023

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

The Guardian - AU · Nov 13, 2023

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

'Shame on Australia for its selective memory'

Newcastle Herald · Nov 13, 2023

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.

Pedestrian.tv · Nov 13, 2023

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

The Guardian - AU · Nov 13, 2023

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.

AAP · Nov 13, 2023