Optus outage review report goes to federal government

Optus outage review report goes to federal government

But the findings haven’t been publicly released, beyond the government saying it makes recommendations “aimed at ensuring the telco industry learns from this outage”. “We will consider the recommendations from the review, and publicly release both the final report and the government’s response in due course,” Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said in a statement on … Read more

Tasmania looks headed for minority government

Tasmania looks headed for minority government

Shadow foreign affairs spokesman Simon Birmingham has expressed support for Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines under AUKUS, including a move to spend $5 billion to help expand Britain’s production of nuclear reactors. Birmingham, who was part of cabinet’s National Security Committee when the government decided to participate in AUKUS, said Canberra knew that forming the … Read more

Bean Review Into Nationwide Optus Outage

The Albanese Government late yesterday received the final report from its Optus Post-Incident Review. Led by former Deputy Chair of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) Mr Richard Bean, the post-incident review examined emergency call arrangements, customer communications and complaints handling during and after last year’s nationwide Optus outage. The Report makes recommendations aimed … Read more

Independent report on 2023 Optus outage handed to Federal Government

Independent report on 2023 Optus outage handed to Federal Government

An independent report into last year’s Optus network outage that left millions of Australians without phone and internet services has been handed to the Federal Government. The findings of the review have not been publicly released but the Albanese Government says it makes recommendations “aimed at ensuring the telco industry learns from this outage”. Source … Read more