Communications watchdog suing Optus over data breach

Communications watchdog suing Optus over data breach

Some 10 million customers had their information stolen in what was one of the worst cyberattacks in Australian history.

  • byDavid Swan

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Will customers stomach higher prices from Telstra?

Will customers stomach higher prices from Telstra?

Mobile phone plan prices are likely to rise following Telstra’s announcement to revamp its pricing structure,but not everyone is convinced that its customers will stick around.

  • byDavid Swan
Optus desperately needs a reset. Here’s what comes next

Optus desperately needs a reset. Here’s what comes next

Australia’s second-largest telco is priming for a much-needed reboot after suffering the nation’s worst data breaches and telecommunications outages.

  • byDavid Swan
Optus appoints NBN boss as chief executive six months after outage

Optus appoints NBN boss as chief executive six months after outage

After nearly a decade at NBN Co,Stephen Rue will take on the job of repairing Optus’ reputation.

  • byDavid Swan
Government pledges triple-zero reforms after Optus outage

Government pledges triple-zero reforms after Optus outage

Communications minister Michelle Rowland says she will accept all recommendations from a review into the effect of last year’s national Optus outage on the triple-zero system after lives were put at risk.

  • byDavid Swan
This corporate queen is right – the era of board entitlement must end
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This corporate queen is right – the era of board entitlement must end

Australia’s elite boards are still littered with time-served directors who are part of an entitlement club of similarly minded seat warmers.

  • byElizabeth Knight
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Concerns for triple-zero services amid 3G shutdown

Concerns for triple-zero services amid 3G shutdown

The government has written to the chief executives of Telstra,Optus and TPG amid fears nearly 1 million Australians may be left unable to contact triple zero.

  • byDavid Swan
Jon suffered a terrible accident. His wife couldn’t get a signal to call triple zero
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Jon suffered a terrible accident. His wife couldn’t get a signal to call triple zero

Karin Stark has long warned it was only a matter of time until someone died unable to call an ambulance. Now her own family has become the story.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Singtel surges after report of $16 billion Optus sale talks

Singtel surges after report of $16 billion Optus sale talks

Singapore’s largest carrier gained as much as 4.2 per cent before it was suspended from trading pending an announcement.

Optus’ network boss quits four months after outage

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 scrambling to find a new CEO.

  • byDavid Swan
New regulations ‘will open the floodgates’ on SMS scams

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 to more SMS scams.

  • byDavid Swan