Tag: Optus outage
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Copper Theft Sparks Optus Outage: Victoria Demands Urgent Answers
Overview: A Crisis Unfolds in Victoria The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has pressed for an urgent briefing after a copper theft incident triggered a major Optus outage that affected more than 14,000 customers in the state’s south-east. The disruption left residents unable to make calls or use mobile data and also impacted access to essential…
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Victorian Premier Demands Answers After Optus Copper Thieves Trigger Crisis
Outage Sparks political urgency as copper theft linked to Optus disruption The Victorian Premier, Jacinta Allan, has called for an urgent briefing to understand the Optus outage that affected more than 14,000 customers in the state’s south-east. With many residents unable to make calls or use mobile data, and access to emergency services partially affected,…
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Markets live: ASX set for a sharp rise as Wall Street climbs on rate-cut bets amid Optus outage woes
Markets rally as traders bet on a December rate cut Australian shares are poised for a strong session after a global wave of optimism swept through markets. Traders are positioning for a potential December interest rate cut, a move that has sent Wall Street higher and sparked renewed buying across the ASX. The prospect of…
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Markets Live: ASX Poised to Rise as Wall Street Bets December Rate Cut; Optus outage disrupts emergency calls
Markets weather mixed signals as ASX eyes a sharp rise Australian shares are set for a stronger session after a bounce in U.S. equities and renewed expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia could follow global central banks with dovish moves. Traders are focusing on the latest economic data, corporate earnings, and the evolving path…
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Markets live: ASX set for sharp rise as Wall Street bets on December rate cut amid Optus outage and fibre break disruptions
Markets heading higher as global cues optimistically point to a December rate cut Australian shares are primed for a strong session ahead, with local investors spotlighting a potential December interest-rate cut in the United States. The latest moves across Wall Street have traders pricing in a softer stance from the Federal Reserve, betting that policymakers…
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Gaza ceasefire credit: Labor claim challenged as Optus outage probe calls grow
Gaza ceasefire credit under scrutiny as Australian opposition questions Labor claims The debate over who deserves credit for the Gaza ceasefire deal has intensified in Australia, with shadow communications minister Melissa McIntosh telling the ABC that it is “quite extraordinary” for the Albanese government to claim global pressure, including Australia’s, as a decisive factor. McIntosh…
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McIntosh questions Labor’s Gaza ceasefire credit and pushes for Optus outage reforms in Australia
Australian political debate centers on Gaza ceasefire credit and Optus outage response In a flurry of interviews and public appearances, shadow communications minister Melissa McIntosh has stoked two major debates shaping Australian politics: who deserves credit for the Gaza ceasefire deal and how the country should respond to the Optus triple-zero outage last month that…
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Melissa McIntosh pushes for Senate inquiry into Optus outage and questions Labor on Gaza ceasefire credit
McIntosh calls for Senate inquiry into Optus outage and stronger telco oversight Australia’s shadow communications spokesperson, Melissa McIntosh, has urged Parliament to establish a Senate inquiry into the Optus outage that led to the deaths of four people last month. Speaking to the ABC, she argued that the event revealed both a technical disaster within…
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Australia News LIVE: Optus outage fallout and Gaza talks
Australia News LIVE: Optus outage fallout and Gaza talks Welcome to our national news live blog for Wednesday, October 8. Major developments span telecom outages, political scrutiny, infrastructure plans, and international diplomacy. Here are the key updates as they stand in the afternoon’s coverage. Optus Triple Zero outage follows ministers under fire In a confrontation…
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Australia’s News Live: Optus Triple Zero Fallout, Gaza Talks, and National Debates Unfolding
Snapshot of a volatile news day in Australia Australian politics and global conflict dominated the headlines as the day’s live blog stitched together domestic crises with international diplomacy. From the Optus Triple Zero outage to high-stakes debates about public safety funding and major infrastructure projects, the nation watched as lawmakers sparred over accountability, while regional…