Optus oversight urged following triple-zero failures
Optus should be forced to accept outside technical help to restore public faith in the telco’s ability to manage triple-zero calls after two recent outages on its network, a consumer…
Property ‘dating’ app aims to ignite off-market romance
More than one-in-five homes were sold off-market in Sydney in 2024, according to an analysis by a website aiming to create more of these transactions. The Quiet List analysed 30,000…
AI deployed to flush out business conspiracies
Companies that take part in collusive cartels could soon be exposed by artificial intelligence. The consumer watchdog has set its sights on suppliers who work together to raise prices on…
‘Unacceptable’: second triple-zero Optus outage slammed
Optus has apologised for a second triple-zero outage in as many weeks as failures to re-route calls through other networks are back in the spotlight. The latest blackout – dubbed…
‘We will honour you’: police tribute to slain officers
The families of two officers allegedly gunned down by Australia’s most wanted man in the line of duty have laid flowers at a police memorial where their names are etched…
Grifting Grasberg. The great Indonesian gold-mining ‘mismatch’
Indonesians have been deprived of billions of dollars in royalties by a US mining giant for decades, claims an author being ‘monitored’ by the Indonesian government. Duncan Graham reports. The…
Shares cautious in Asia as US government faces shutdown
Share markets got off to a cautious start in Asia on Monday as investors braced for a possible shutdown of the US government, which would in turn delay publication of…
Financial sector urged to shoot higher on climate risk
Coming clean on climate risks has proven “flawed” as a tool to steer investment away from fossil fuels and into renewables in line with global emissions goals, environmental groups have…
‘Problems can be solved’: PM’s rally call to UK party
The prime minister has urged the UK’s ruling party to ensure pillars of society are not abandoned in the face of looming technological advances and overseas threats. In a speech…
Budget bottom line in better shape before rates call
The federal budget is $18 billion better off thanks to a stronger-than-expected jobs market. The final budget outcome, to be released on Monday, is set to show a deficit of…