Message to Optus:It’s better to say too much than too little

Message to Optus:It’s better to say too much than too little

Even if you can’t tell customers what is going on and when it will be fixed,it is better to over-communicate – even if there is nothing to say.

  • byElizabeth Knight

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Victorian government to review Optus contracts after outage

Victorian government to review Optus contracts after outage

Premier Jacinta Allan said the national outage was “incredibly disappointing” after it caused chaos on Melbourne’s rail network and in hospitals.

  • byRachel Eddie
How to avoid virtual shutout and stay connected during a web outage

How to avoid virtual shutout and stay connected during a web outage

You can’t make the eftpos machine work at your local cafe,but you can keep yourself from being cut off during a major internet outage.

  • byTim Biggs
‘Particularly concerning’:Minister announces review of nationwide Optus outage

‘Particularly concerning’:Minister announces review of nationwide Optus outage

Federal Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says the government will undertake a “post-incident telecommunications review” into the network outage,which affected millions of Australians on Wednesday.

  • bySarah Keoghan,David Swan andOlivia Ireland
What caused the Optus outage?

What caused the Optus outage?

The network went dark at 4am this morning,cutting off millions and throwing hospitals and rail networks into chaos. Here’s what we know.

  • byDavid Swan andBen Grubb
‘Today was a bad day’:Optus CEO apologises for mass outage

‘Today was a bad day’:Optus CEO apologises for mass outage

Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says sorry after millions of Optus customers are cut off for hours,but dodges questions about her future at the telco.

  • byDavid Swan,Sarah Keoghan andOlivia Ireland
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Yes,we weren’t prepared for the Optus outage,but we should have been

Yes,we weren’t prepared for the Optus outage,but we should have been

Telcos,regulators,organisations and consumers can all do more to make outages like Wednesday’s less painful.

  • byPaul Budde
The clever hack John used to beat the Optus crash

The clever hack John used to beat the Optus crash

John Tindall resorted to a well-worn technology trick to protect his Sydney garden business from Wednesday’s crippling nationwide outage.

  • bySarah Keoghan,Megan Gorrey andMatt O'Sullivan
Opposition communications spokesman on Optus
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Opposition communications spokesman on Optus

Opposition communications spokesman David Coleman has made a statement about the Optus outage.

Telcos ready for showdown over landlines in the regions

Telcos ready for showdown over landlines in the regions

Debate is erupting over the future of rural telecommunications,with the government and telcos labelling current arrangements as no longer fit for purpose.

  • byDavid Swan
This man gave up his smartphone for 30 days. Could you do the same?

This man gave up his smartphone for 30 days. Could you do the same?

It was social media envy that first drove Alex Lykos to quit his phone. But laying it down for a month raised much bigger issues for the filmmaker.

  • byKarl Quinn