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Australian officials have promised telecommunications giant Optus will face “significant consequences” over a systems outage linked to multiple deaths. The incident last week left hundreds of people across more than half of the country unable to call emergency services for 13 hours. Optus – one of the country’s two major providers – says at least three people died as a …

(Bloomberg) — Optus, the Australian unit of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., is facing multiple investigations and potential penalties after a technical failure that disrupted emergency calls and resulted in three deaths. The outage occurred during a network upgrade Thursday and impacted the so-called Triple Zero calls in South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Follow-up checks revealed that three people …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. It’s official: Robert Irwin is the new face of Australia. In his global campaign with Tourism Australia, the wildlife conservationist and media personality is sharing his deep love of home by inviting American travelers to “Come and …

Heatwaves caused 1,009 deaths in Australia from 2016 to 2019 according to a new analysis led by researchers at Monash University. As the national climate risk assessment identified heatwaves as the climate hazard causing the most deaths, the newly published study found Queensland and New South Wales were the states with the highest mortality rates attributable to heatwaves. Lead author …

A koala and joey climb a tree in bushland located near central Brisbane on Dec. 14, 2024. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David Gray/AFP via Getty Images A vaccine has been approved to help protect koalas against chlamydia, a measure researchers are hailing as a world-first in fighting the disease that is a leading cause of …

‘I will treasure memories forever’published at 18:08 BST 18:08 BST FT: Canada 46-5 Australia Australia head coach Jo Yapp, speaking to BBC Sport: “We are incredibly disappointed. “We knew Canada, if we gave them opportunities with the ball, what they are capable of. We saw that in the first half. “In the second half we tried to throw more punches …

Canada head coach Kevin Rouet: “I told them at half-time we are too Canadian – we are nice people. “Where we do 80m and when we have to finish the last 10cm, we forget to do the job. “We could have scored more in the first half to put the game away and we let Australia potentially believe in the …

Lana Lam and Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, Sydney Watch: Researchers ‘hopeful’ after koala chlamydia vaccine approval A vaccine which could save Australia’s endangered koala population from a rampant chlamydia epidemic has been approved for rollout for the first time. University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) scientists have spent more than a decade developing a jab to curb the spread of the …

Australia to spend $1.1 billion on Anduril undersea drone fleet  Reuters Ghost Shark Enters Program of Record — From Prototype to Fleet in Three Years  Anduril Australia to spend $1.1bn on underwater ‘Ghost Shark’ attack drones  Al Jazeera Australia is spending $1.7bn on a fleet of Ghost Shark submarines. What are they?  The Guardian Australia to spend $1.1 billion on stealthy, long-range underwater attack …

When it comes to the future of childhood immunisations, all eyes are on Robert F. Kennedy Jr, US Secretary of Health and Human Services, and his audacious attempt to discredit vaccinations with misinformation and dodgy “science”. But state governments have their own weapons to destroy vaccine uptake in line with the MAHA (make America healthy again) agenda. Children in the …