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Four deaths in Australia blamed on emergency call system crash
Published on 20/09/2025
» SYDNEY - Optus, Australia’s second-largest telecom operator, has pledged to cooperate with official investigations after four people died following a technical failure that disrupted emergency call services for 13 hours.
Qantas confirms personal data of over a million customers leaked in breach
Reuters, Published on 09/07/2025
» Australia's Qantas Airways said on Wednesday more than a million customers had their phone number, birth date or home address accessed in one of the country's biggest cyber breaches in years.
The world’s first cross-border telco rewards programme
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 11/03/2024
» To further ease travelling within Asia, a group of leading telecommunications companies recently announced an alliance to launch a first-of-its-kind cross-border rewards programme.
Australian ports reopen after cyberattack
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» SYDNEY - Major ports handling 40 percent of Australia's freight trade have reopened, operator DP World said Monday, three days after they were crippled by a cyberattack.
Cyberattack may cripple major Australian ports for days
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» SYDNEY - Major ports handling nearly 40 percent of Australia's freight trade may remain crippled for days, officials said Monday, after a cyberattack blocked the key gateways.
Telecoms outage cuts off millions of Australians
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» SYDNEY - More than 10 million Australians were cut off from internet and phone services on Wednesday after unexplained outages struck one of the country's largest communications companies.
Matildas World Cup semi-final smashes Australia TV records
AFP, Published on 17/08/2023
» SYDNEY - The Matildas' crushing Women's World Cup semi-final loss to England was the most watched television show in Australia on record, data showed Thursday, as their exploits captivated the nation.
Coach faces questions with Australia 'teetering' at World Cup
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» SYDNEY: Australia coach Tony Gustavsson was facing questions on Friday after a stunning 3-2 defeat to Nigeria left the Women's World Cup co-hosts "teetering on the edge of something deep and dark".
Brazil's Borges outdoes Pele with emotional World Cup hat-trick
AFP, Published on 25/07/2023
» ADELAIDE (AUSTRALIA): Ary Borges has come a long way in a short time, achieving a feat not even Pele or Ronaldinho could manage and winning high praise from Brazilian superstar teammate Marta in the process.
Abortions, drug use exposed in cyberattack on Australian health insurer
Published on 13/11/2022
» When the Australian health insurer Medibank Private Ltd was hit with a ransomware attack last month, it provided regular updates to its customers, including the revelation that personal information from nearly 10 million of them was exposed. It also followed the government’s guidance on how to respond to the extortion demand.