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What do you say when the unthinkable happens? When your company’s failure is linked to three deaths, what words could possibly suffice? After all, is there a worse nightmare than calling for help that doesn’t come?For Optus, the cost of its latest crisis extends far beyond the deaths that have been linked to Thursday’s Triple Zero outage. While preliminary investigations now suggest the death of a newborn baby is unlikely to have been caused by the outage, the clarification is already too late – the narrative that it was involved is already seared into public consciousness.Optus CEO Stephen Rue speaks…
Bad Bunny final residency concert: All details inside Bad Bunny is wrapping up his record-breaking No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí residency with a final, exclusive performance at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan. But you don’t have to be in Puerto Rico to experience the magic – the concert will be livestreamed globally on Saturday, September 20.The livestream can be accessed on:Amazon Music AppPrime VideoTwitchBad Bunny concert details The final show, titled No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí: Una Más, promises to be an unforgettable experience. Bad Bunny will perform hits from his latest album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, as…
It confirms large statistical gaps in outcomes for students from the three school systems and in the prospects for male and female students.In Victoria, just 28 per cent of boys and 43 per cent of girls who were in the government school system in 2011 had a university degree in 2021. The figure falls significantly short of the 40 per cent of boys and 59 per cent of girls from Catholic schools, and 51 per cent of boys and 68 per cent of girls from independent schools, who graduate from university.Male government school students from Queensland had the lowest rates…
Anna HarringtonChange continues at turbulent Essendon with veteran ruckman Todd Goldstein and defender Jayden Laverde not offered contracts for next season.The Bombers are in turmoil with unhappy contracted skipper Zach Merrett meeting with Hawthorn, contracted defender Jordan Ridley also wanting out and Sam Draper departing as a free agent.Now, Laverde and Goldstein will move on, with the Bombers confirming both had signalled their intent to continue their playing careers elsewhere.Laverde, who is close friends with Merrett, is expected to attempt to snare a spot with former Bombers forward Jake Stringer at GWS.The 29-year-old played 145 games, kicking 38 goals, since…
London: Sarah, Duchess of York, wrote to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, calling him a “steadfast, generous and supreme friend” after claiming she had cut ties with him, according to an email obtained by newspapers.The email, published by the Sun on Sunday and Mail on Sunday, shows the duchess contacting Epstein in 2011, after he was convicted of procuring a child for prostitution.The duchess had given an interview in March that year, apologising for the “terrible, terrible error of judgment” in associating with him and accepting his money, promising she would have “nothing ever to do” with him again. But in…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this week begins an international mission that takes in the United Nations General Assembly, a forum on the world’s climate and a meeting on Australia’s social media laws. It is hoped Albanese will meet US President Donald Trump. But the evidence of the past eight months of Trump’s second term suggests nothing is set in stone in terms of face-to-face meetings between the two leaders.What is confirmed is that on Monday, Albanese will attend a conference on Palestine, at which Australia will formally recognise its statehood. On Wednesday, he will for the first time address the…
Among those to have died was an eight-week-old boy. On Saturday, Communications Minister Anika Wells said Optus’ handling of the saga had let Australians down, the company having acted slowly and waited more than 40 hours to tell the public.Rue said the outage was caused by a routine firewall upgrade and promised an independent investigation into the incident. He said the company had held off informing the public until they had conducted 600 welfare checks and had all the detail at hand.Stephen Rue was considered a safe pair of hands as Optus chief executive.Credit: Renee NowytagerOptus’ response, and that of…
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sonny Curtis dies at 88Sonny Curtis, who is the writer and crooner of the theme song to the Mary Tyler Moore Show, has passed away at the gae of 88. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer breathed his last on Friday, September 19, his wife Louise Curtis confirmed. Although his wife didn’t disclose the reason of his demise to The Associated Press, his daughter Sarah Curtis shared a post via her father’s Facebook page. Keeping the reason of death under wraps, she only informed the followers that her father had been suddenly ill.…
Video: SA woman hit by triple zero outage after husband’s emergencySA woman hit by triple zero outage after husband’s emergencyWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerA South Australian woman was unable to get through to triple zero after her husband fell unconscious.September 21, 2025 — 6.54pm
It was a far cry from the defensive steel Canterbury had shown across the regular season, when they conceded fewer points (414) than any other team in the competition.Matt Burton and the Bulldogs contemplate defeat against the Panthers.Credit: NRL PhotosWithout their skipper to marshall the forces, Canterbury were no match for Panthers champion Nathan Cleary, who shuffled the pieces like a maestro to steer his team to within 80 minutes of a sixth straight grand final.Wingers Brian To’o and Paul Alamoti feasted on the spoils of Cleary’s magic, scoring five tries between them.Even though his team dug deep to outscore…