CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister on Wednesday said he would declare a national emergency following floods across large swathes of the east coast that have claimed 22 lives. Prime ...

The Optus outage prompted serious discussions about the reliability of Australia's emergency services network. Here's how it ...

Australia on Monday foreshadowed changes to the country's telecommunications industry after a major company's failure to connect hundreds of emergency calls last week was linked to four deaths. Optus, ...

The embattled telco’s chief executive Stephen Rue has been hauled before a senate inquiry into September’s meltdown, which has been linked to three deaths. He has revealed failures in communication – ...

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