The Guardian
Telstra CEO's Pay Rise Survives Outage Penalty, Proving Accountability Has a Price
Telstra's CEO gets a raise despite an outage that knocked out half the network, proving that accountability is a relative term in the C-suite.
2026-08-13
The Guardian
2026-07-17
The Guardian
Telstra Blames Unpatched Software and Poor Documentation for Outage That Sent Network Back to 2006
Telstra blames a server that thought it was 2006 for a nationwide outage, admitting poor documentation and missing updates - because apparently, Y2K was just a practice run.
2026-07-10
The Guardian
Albanese Skips Garma Festival, Breaking Promise That Was Probably Written in Pencil
Albanese breaks Garma promise, Telstra investigates death during outage, and politicians clarify they want to get rid of the government, not join it.
2026-07-09
The Guardian
Opposition Leader's Communication Skills Also Suffer Outage as Telstra Crisis Unfolds
While Telstra's outage wreaked havoc, Angus Taylor's own communications failures stole the spotlight.
2026-07-08
The Guardian
Telstra Says Sorry After Outage Takes Down Trains, Eftpos, and Some Triple-Zero Calls, Affecting Basically Everything
Telstra’s nationwide outage throws trains, Eftpos, and triple-zero into chaos; Queensland prisons fail to rehabilitate; Melbourne stabbing; and AI use in uni assignments hits over 50%.
The Good Times
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