Optus died for a day,but I never felt more alive
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Optus died for a day,but I never felt more alive

The great outage triggered an outrage,but in a world where everyone is always online,I enjoyed being forced off the grid.

  • byThomas Mitchell

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Signal failure:Inside Optus’ day from hell
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Signal failure:Inside Optus’ day from hell

The nation’s second-largest telco suffered the worst outage in recent memory,affecting millions of customers. Here’s the inside story of what happened.

  • byDavid Swan andBen Grubb
Fine threat for Optus as chief faces grilling next week
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Fine threat for Optus as chief faces grilling next week

Greens senator and committee chair Sarah Hanson-Young demanded Kelly Bayer Rosmarin attend a parliamentary probe in person rather than via video link.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Optus offers free data but customers could seek thousands in compensation

Optus offers free data but customers could seek thousands in compensation

The telecommunications industry ombudsman warned she was prepared to force Optus into large compensation payments if it refused to settle claims.

  • byPaul Sakkal,David Swan andOlivia Ireland
Optus debacle a reminder of the double-edged sword of connectivity

Optus debacle a reminder of the double-edged sword of connectivity

The woeful response of the Optus upper management to the catastrophe suggests heads must surely roll.

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Message to Optus:It’s better to say too much than too little

Message to Optus:It’s better to say too much than too little

Even if you can’t tell customers what is going on and when it will be fixed,it is better to over-communicate – even if there is nothing to say.

  • byElizabeth Knight
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Victorian government to review Optus contracts after outage

Victorian government to review Optus contracts after outage

Premier Jacinta Allan said the national outage was “incredibly disappointing” after it caused chaos on Melbourne’s rail network and in hospitals.

  • byRachel Eddie
How to avoid virtual shutout and stay connected during a web outage
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How to avoid virtual shutout and stay connected during a web outage

You can’t make the eftpos machine work at your local cafe,but you can keep yourself from being cut off during a major internet outage.

  • byTim Biggs
‘Particularly concerning’:Minister announces review of nationwide Optus outage

‘Particularly concerning’:Minister announces review of nationwide Optus outage

Federal Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says the government will undertake a “post-incident telecommunications review” into the network outage,which affected millions of Australians on Wednesday.

  • bySarah Keoghan,David Swan andOlivia Ireland
What caused the Optus outage?
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Analysis

What caused the Optus outage?

The network went dark at 4am this morning,cutting off millions and throwing hospitals and rail networks into chaos. Here’s what we know.

  • byDavid Swan andBen Grubb
‘Today was a bad day’:Optus CEO apologises for mass outage

‘Today was a bad day’:Optus CEO apologises for mass outage

Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says sorry after millions of Optus customers are cut off for hours,but dodges questions about her future at the telco.

  • byDavid Swan,Sarah Keoghan andOlivia Ireland