Police have swarmed the West Australian high school of a 16-year-old boy, who was shot dead by police, after online threats were made about the school. The teen stabbed a man in the Willetton Bunnings carpark in Perth’s south about 10.15pm on Saturday, with police shooting the boy after theyContinue Reading
A woman sold her home to go on a $58,000 cruise trip across the globe — only to find out it was never going to happen. Keri Witman, the head of a marketing agency from Ohio, said her life turned upside down when the organiser of the voyage cancelled herContinue Reading
The gap between metro and regional Aussies is widening when it comes to internet connectivity. The disparity has been highlighted in one state as the NSW government has introduced the Digital Connectivity Index. It offers a detailed view of internet access and affordability across the state’s suburbs and a snapshotContinue Reading
Doubts continue to swirl around the idea of former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian taking over the top job at Optus after its chief executive resigned. The embattled telecommunications company’s former chief Kelly Bayer Rosmarin announced she was stepping down on Monday after overseeing two major crises in just 13 months.Continue Reading
Smirking and laughing while taking a dig at a devastated small business owner was likely not the response Australians expected from the boss of Optus on the day its network collapsed. But that’s precisely what Chief Executive Officer Kelly Bayer Rosmarin did, marking the beginning of the end of herContinue Reading
Optus has began issuing apology text messages to millions of customers affected by this week’s mass outage. A nationwide blackout left 10 million Australians without phone or internet access for more than 12 hours on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of businesses were left unable to accept payments due to theContinue Reading
Optus customers have slammed what the company calls a “token gesture” after a nationwide blackout left users without phone or internet access for more than 12 hours. Payment, transport, and health services were thrown into chaos on Wednesday after operations at Australia’s second biggest telco suddenly went dark about 4am.Continue Reading
Access to one year of free home internet will now be easier for thousands of families with school students following a big change to the Albanese government’s School Student Broadband Initiative. The introduction of a National Referral Centre, announced Tuesday, will simplify the process for up to 30,000 families eligibleContinue Reading
A major bank has made the shock decision to scrap cash in all of its branches across Australia, in what could be another step towards a cashless society. Macquarie Bank has announced it will phase cash out across their branches in 2024, and by November of the same year, theContinue Reading
A teenager accused of taking his dad’s rifles to his former school and firing three shots, will be returning to his parent’s house. Appearing for the first time in person in Perth Children’s Court on Wednesday, the 15-year-old, who can’t be named, had his bail conditions changed after lengthy debateContinue Reading