Kelly Bayer Rosmarin dodges resignation questions

Kelly Bayer Rosmarin dodges resignation questions

“I haven’t seen any reports today,” Bayer Rosmarin said after a three-second pause. “I’ve been preparing for being here.” Optus has faced widespread criticism for its handling of the outage, when some customers were unable to make triple-zero calls. Train networks, businesses and hospitals were also impacted. Senate inquiry chair Senator Sarah Hanson-Young grilled Optus … Read more

‘we didn’t have a plan’

‘we didn’t have a plan’

“My focus is on the team, the customers, and the community. My focus is not on myself. I haven’t seen any reports today. I’ve been preparing for being here,” she told the inquiry. A submission published shortly before the hearing began gave Optus’ clearest explanation yet for the network failure that began at 4.05am on … Read more

Optus is in the business of sending messages, but the public grilling over its outage shows it’s incapable of receiving them

Optus is in the business of sending messages, but the public grilling over its outage shows it’s incapable of receiving them

After a week of cautious public appearances guided by pre-prepared talking points, Optus boss Kelly Bayer Rosmarin arrived at the doors of Parliament House to face a barrage of questions her media managers had no oversight of. Entrances are usually nothing to write home about, but her staffers were quick to cover the lens of … Read more

Optus Senate inqury to begin; High Court decision sparks Labor visa detainee bill; David McBride loses appeal

Optus Senate inqury to begin; High Court decision sparks Labor visa detainee bill; David McBride loses appeal

Twenty-seven of the foreigners whose indefinite detention was quashed by the landmark High Court decision are cases that have been referred to immigration ministers over several years under the category of “very serious violent offences, very serious crimes against children, very serious family or domestic violence or violent, sexual or exploitative offences”. The categories show … Read more