Live updates: Australian share market jumps, wages grew 1.3 per cent in Q3, Singtel responsible for Optus outage

Live updates: Australian share market jumps, wages grew 1.3 per cent in Q3, Singtel responsible for Optus outage

US stock indexes rallied on Tuesday as cooler-than-expected inflation data boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve was done raising interest rates and could start cutting them next year. The benchmark S&P 500 briefly crossed the 4,500 mark for the first time in two months and the tech-heavy Nasdaq was trading at a fresh two-month high … Read more

Optus outage exposes an emerging legal risk for GPs |AusDoc

Optus outage exposes an emerging legal risk for GPs |AusDoc

Last week’s prolonged Optus system outage caused widespread disruption to the delivery of healthcare services. In some instances, this unprecedented network failure had the potential to result in adverse outcomes for patients who were unable to access the immediate or specialist medical care they needed. × Sign in If this is your first visit to … Read more

Cash may not be king, but Optus shows it’s far from obsolete

Cash may not be king, but Optus shows it’s far from obsolete

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 online. The Optus outage lingers fresh in our minds yet the scene described here is not Melbourne or Sydney … Read more

Bunnings to stop engineered stone sales; David McBride trial continues; Peter Dutton slams Andrew Giles over immigration decision

Bunnings to stop engineered stone sales; David McBride trial continues; Peter Dutton slams Andrew Giles over immigration decision

Defence Minister Richard Marles says there’s been more interest from state actors in Australia’s critical infrastructure as the government works to strengthen its cybersecurity. His comments come after the Australian Signals Directorate released its annual Cyber Threat Report, which found it received 94,000 reports of cybercrime over the past year, 23 per cent more than … Read more

Jimmy Rees Hilarious Optus Swipe

Jimmy Rees Hilarious Optus Swipe

Jimmy Rees has made a name for himself with very topical and hilarious skits on social media. The former Giggle and Hoot star jumped at the opportunity to relate to what he calls “The Great Optus Outage” As he puts it “For all to enjoy … except … if you’re with Optus!!!” It’s videos like … Read more

Bunnings to stop engineered stone sales; David McBride trial continues; Peter Dutton slams Andrew Giles over immigration decision

Bunnings to stop engineered stone sales; David McBride trial continues; Peter Dutton slams Andrew Giles over immigration decision

Defence Minister Richard Marles says there’s been more interest from state actors in Australia’s critical infrastructure as the government works to strengthen its cybersecurity. His comments come after the Australian Signals Directorate released its annual Cyber Threat Report, which found it received 94,000 reports of cybercrime over the last year, 23 per cent more than … Read more