Some felt slighted by the Optus CEO’s response to the nationwide network outage.

Lacklustre response from Optus sparks further outage outrage

Some felt slighted by the Optus CEO’s response to the nationwide network outage. Image: freestocks.org, via Pexels On Wednesday, a nationwide Optus network outage left millions of people and hundreds of thousands of businesses without cellular, broadband or landline connectivity. The outage began around on Wednesday 4am AEDT, and fixes to the cell network only…

Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre perimeter fence.

“Unlawful”: High Court rules against indefinite detention

On Wednesday, Australia’s High Court ruled indefinite detention of asylum seekers to be unlawful, overturning a 20-year precedent. Image: DIAC images, via Wikimedia Commons On Wednesday, Australia’s High Court ruled indefinite detention of asylum seekers to be unlawful, overturning a 20-year precedent. The landmark decision overturns the case of Al-Kateb, which had authorised indefinite detention…

Millions of Australians, including businesses and hospitals, have been impacted by the Optus outage.

Nationwide Optus outage leaves millions of Aussies disconnected

Telecom giant Optus is undergoing a nationwide blackout, with customers across Australia reporting outages since 4am this morning. Image: cogdogblog, via Wikimedia Commons Telecom giant Optus is undergoing a nationwide blackout as both mobile and broadband customers across Australia have been left without service since approximately 4am this morning. Businesses, banks, trains and hospitals are…