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An expert reviews the government’s 7-year plan to boost Australia’s cyber security. Here are the key takeaways

After lengthy deliberation, the Australian government has released its 2023–2030 Cyber Security Strategy, which aims to make Australia one of the most cyber-secure nations in the world by 2030. It’s a worthy goal, considering Australia was ranked as the fifth-most powerful cyber nation in a 2022 report by Harvard University’s…

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Telstra downplays possibility of allowing customers to roam rival networks during outages

In its submission to the Optus outage inquiry, telco says rival roaming would require massive changes and investment

The Guardian - AU

Secrecy law reforms shield journalists

Under changes to federal secrecy laws, journalists cannot be prosecuted for some secrecy offences unless the attorney-general says so, and former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian’s name has been thrown up as a possible new CEO for Optus after the departure of Kelly Bayer Rosmarin.

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Optus CEO exit a 'sacrifice for reputation gods'

Australia's corruption watchdog doesn't think Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin's exit serves any purpose other than a quick reputational boost.

AAP

Optus gets some clear air but the ghosts of twin disasters will haunt whoever comes next

Kelly Bayer Rosmarin’s resignation fuels speculation Optus executive and former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian could be top contender for CEO

The Guardian - AU

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.

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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

The Guardian - AU

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

Police push deportation over court

Police in NSW and Victoria have lobbied the federal government to deport non-citizens accused of crimes — even before they’ve gone to court, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is being hammered by the opposition over whether or not he raised with Xi Jinping Australian Navy divers being injured by Chinese…

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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

The Guardian - AU

Optus has had a horrific two weeks, but it still can’t hold a candle to Qantas

Optus and Qantas might both be poor at communication when they stuff up, but the airline’s illegal behaviour is far worse than that of the telecommunications provider.

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Dutton calls the shots as Labor folds on visa breaches

Labor bowing to opposition demands and rushing through mandatory minimum sentences on bridging visa breaches is condemned as ‘deeply disturbing’ by Labor veteran Kim Carr, and Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin is considering pulling the plug.

The Guardian - AU

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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Melbourne Cup day offers a fitting alternative date for Australia Day

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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.

The Guardian - AU

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 Conversation

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.

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

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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.

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