Acma not instructed of Optus triple-zero community points for greater than 10 hours
Nerida O’Loughlin, the Australian Communications Media Authority (Acma) chair, mentioned the physique often will get a number of emails per day from telcos when one thing goes improper with their networks. However within the case of the Optus outage, Acma wasn’t “notified in any respect till the outage was resolved”.
O’Loughlin defined extra concerning the typical timeframes as to how the authority is notified earlier:
I must say it’s variable, however notably with the native vital outages, we obtain a number of emails per day, often as quickly because the telco is conscious that one thing has gone improper.
On this case we didn’t know that one thing had gone improper till the matter had been resolved greater than 10 hours later.
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Half of Australians anxious about retirement financial savings, studies discover
Half of all Australians don’t really feel notably assured about their retirement funds and virtually as many don’t have a post-work monetary plan, three new studies present.
AAP studies simply 50% of two,000 Australians surveyed in July mentioned they felt assured about their monetary safety in retirement, with multiple in three of these older than 65 nonetheless feeling financially insecure.
Monetary providers big AMP commissioned the survey by impartial analysis firm Dynata as a part of its new emphasis on retirement providers and launched the findings on Monday.
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In the meantime, funding supervisor Natixis mentioned its World Retirement Index discovered 53% of Australians mentioned it could take a “miracle” for them to have the ability to retire securely – up 5% from 2023.
CoreData Analysis surveyed 7,050 particular person buyers in 21 nations in February and March for the Natixis report, now in its thirteenth yr.
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Man dies after being struck by forklift at Sydney office
A person died after a office incident in Sydney’s jap seashores space earlier this morning, police mentioned.
Emergency providers had been known as to a warehouse within the suburb of Matraville round 5.30am after studies the employee was critically injured. On arrival, officers with NSW police had been instructed the person had been struck by a forklift.
The person, 57, was handled by paramedics, however he died on the scene.
Police have established a criminal offense scene and opened an investigation into the matter.
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Sydney has the best fare evasion charges in Australia. What can it be taught from Melbourne and Brisbane?
NSW has the best fee of fare evasion in Australia. There’s about half as a lot fare dodging in Melbourne as Sydney, whereas evasion charges have plummeted in Queensland after the rollout of 50c fares, new information reveals.
In 2019, NSW’s transport division all however declared victory on fare dodging. However a subsequent surge in fare evasion has punched a gap within the state’s finances, with misplaced income climbing from lower than $80m to virtually $130m yearly.
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By 2022, fare dodgers accounted for almost one in 10 journeys throughout NSW. That determine has remained excessive as commuters wrestle with surging dwelling prices.
Specialists say NSW can be taught from the experiences of Australia’s different two large public transport networks.
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Acma not instructed of Optus triple-zero community points for greater than 10 hours
Nerida O’Loughlin, the Australian Communications Media Authority (Acma) chair, mentioned the physique often will get a number of emails per day from telcos when one thing goes improper with their networks. However within the case of the Optus outage, Acma wasn’t “notified in any respect till the outage was resolved”.
O’Loughlin defined extra concerning the typical timeframes as to how the authority is notified earlier:
I must say it’s variable, however notably with the native vital outages, we obtain a number of emails per day, often as quickly because the telco is conscious that one thing has gone improper.
On this case we didn’t know that one thing had gone improper till the matter had been resolved greater than 10 hours later.
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Main Jewish human rights group criticises Australia for recognition of Palestinian state
The Simon Wiesenthal Heart has hit out at Australia’s recognition of Palestinian statehood, together with the UK, Canada, Portugal and France.
Named for the Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter, the organisation is a world Jewish human rights organisation working to confront antisemitism and hate, and to defend the protection of Israel and Jews worldwide.
The group says recognition of Palestine rewards the 7 October terrorists, accountable for the bloodiest assault on Jews for the reason that Holocaust. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the middle’s director of world social motion, mentioned:
If these governments actually cared about humanitarian crises, they might demand the speedy launch of each final hostage earlier than Hamas kills all of them.
As a substitute, they’ve deserted the harmless males, ladies and kids in Hamas’ brutal palms.
He mentioned diplomatic recognition below the present circumstances is appeasement and gained’t carry peace any nearer.
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Wells expressed her ‘unbelievable disappointment’ to Optus CEO
Wells mentioned she had spoken to the Optus CEO, Stephen Rue, to precise her deep disappointment after the outage. She mentioned:
You’d be unsurprised to listen to that I expressed my unbelievable disappointment that we had been right here once more so rapidly. Or right here once more in any respect.
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Any penalties could be monetary, not prison
The Australian Communications Media Authority mentioned any penalties would largely be monetary if imposed, including the physique might additionally search enforceable undertakings from Optus.
O’Loughlin mentioned the legislation doesn’t have any prison convictions “obtainable to us”.
She wouldn’t speculate on the dimensions of any potential penalties.
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Lack of emergency name providers will be ‘devastating’, Acma chair says
Nerida O’Loughlin, the Australian Communications Media Authority (Acma) chair, mentioned the physique didn’t anticipate Optus to be right here “so quickly” after the authority breached Optus for related issues in 2023. The corporate was fined $12m final yr for that subject.
Triple zero and emergency name providers are a elementary requirement for all telcos. They’re there for folks at their most weak they usually have devastating results if they don’t seem to be in place. We have now seen that play out over the previous couple of days.
We have now began that by alerting Optus to the investigation being below means. We might be searching for vital info from Optus. Telco networks are advanced a lot we are going to want time to dig into what has precisely occurred right here.
Because the minister mentioned, we are going to, because the regulator, be holding Optus to account for this second outage during the last couple of years.
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Optus anticipated to face ‘vital penalties’
Anika Wells, the minister for communications, mentioned Optus might be held to account after the triple-zero outage.
Wells simply mentioned throughout a press convention she expects the corporate to face “vital penalties” after the outage, which can be linked to a number of deaths:
Optus and all telecommunications suppliers have obligations below Australian legislation to ensure emergency providers calls undergo. … Optus might be held accountable for this failure. They and all suppliers don’t have any excuses right here.
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Local weather change minister meets with Turkish counterpart over COP 31
The local weather change and power minister, Chris Bowen, met along with his Turkish counterpart in New York in a single day as a part of Australia’s efforts to safe internet hosting rights for the COP 31 local weather talks subsequent yr.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan needs his nation to host the occasion, and is obstructing Australia’s bid to host at the side of Pacific Island nations.
Internet hosting rights are selected a consensus system, and if each Turkey and Australia keep within the race, the convention may very well be held in Bonn, Germany, by default.
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, might meet Erdoğan in New York this week to debate the rival bids.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. {Photograph}: Anadolu/Getty Pictures
“I’ve had a dialogue beforehand already with President Erdogan and along with his overseas minister,” Albanese mentioned in a single day, including:
I’ll advocate in good religion for Australia and the Pacific’s place.
With this stuff fairly clearly, if we’re going to see our means by to a typical place, it’s extremely possible there might be a must compromise.
Albanese pointed to the United Nations headquarters, and mentioned compromise occurs frequently amongst member states. “It’s known as diplomacy,” he mentioned.
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SA premier says state contacted Optus about outage earlier than firm reached out
Peter Malinauskas, the premier of South Australia, mentioned he was bewildered by the dearth of communication between Optus and the state authorities throughout a triple-zero outage final week which may be linked to a number of deaths.
Malinauskas spoke to RN Breakfast, saying there was “real concern” about what led to the outage:
When folks name triple-zero of their time of the necessity, it’s simply a type of providers you might want to work. …
It’s the way in which you reply to it that usually issues a lot. And that’s the place Optus has been discovered wanting, to place it mildly. The shortage of communication between Optus officers and acceptable authorities authorities is bewildering.
Peter Malinauskas. {Photograph}: Bianca de Marchi/AAP
Malinauskas mentioned ambulance providers and police each observed a drop-off within the variety of calls earlier than the state contacted Optus, moderately than the corporate telling officers of the outage.
So far as I can inform, it was the South Australian authorities that alerted Optus to there being an issue, moderately than the opposite means round. …
Now, the obligation is on Optus to let authorities know that there’s an issue, in the event that they certainly are conscious of 1. And it seems they had been, as early as a number of hours earlier than that. In order that with and of itself raises very severe questions that we anticipate to be examined by an impartial investigation.
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Transformed ebikes might be banned on NSW rail community
The NSW authorities introduced a ban on transformed ebikes on the state rail community, saying the chance of lithium-ion battery fires was too nice.
Starting 1 November, the transformed ebikes – outlined as common pedal bikes which have been fitted with batteries and motors – might be barred from Sydney Trains, NSW Trainlink and Metro providers. Anybody who brings one of many gadgets onboard may very well be fined between $400 and $1,110, a comparable offence to bringing a petrol-powered gadget on a prepare or railway service.
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The ban doesn’t apply to journey on concourses, lifts, escalators or in storage amenities exterior fare gates, and riders passing by group entry gates gained’t be affected.
Different ebikes, shared ebikes and mobility gadgets is not going to be affected, however Transport NSW mentioned it could proceed to watch all incidents involving them “intently”.
John Graham, the NSW minister for transport, mentioned:
The overwhelming message from the session was that banning all ebikes from trains would go too far. Taking out the best threat ebikes is a smart and balanced step, however we are going to watch this area very intently and take additional motion if vital.
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Matt Kean says emissions discount a transparent development alternative for Australia, ‘not a drag’
Matt Kean, the chair of the Local weather Change Authority, mentioned the emissions discount goal set by the federal government final week wouldn’t be a “drag” on the Australian financial system, including the nation wanted to “get on” with plans to slash emissions and construct out renewable power sources.
Kean spoke with RN Breakfast concerning the authorities’s 62% to 70% discount goal over 2005 ranges and the necessity for renewable power capability:
We have to get on with it, and we’re going to want every little thing, in all places, . We’re going to want batteries, we’re going to want wind, we’re going to want offshore wind, we’re going to want storage … and we’re going to want new transmission strains.
Matt Kean. {Photograph}: Dan Himbrechts/AAP
Kean was additionally requested about opposition chief Sussan Ley’s criticism that the targets could be too expensive. He rejected that assertion, saying:
The clear and simple reality is that towards the backdrop of falling emissions that we’ve beneficial, 62% to 70%, there’s a web profit to the Australian financial system. There’s a clear financial development alternative right here, not a drag for the financial system, and we must always get on and do it as a result of it’s in our nationwide curiosity. …
A 62% to 70% fall in emissions is an financial development alternative for Australia, not a drag.
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PM meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan
Anthony Albanese met with King Abdullah II of Jordan in New York in a single day, a part of a serious diplomatic push forward of the UN normal meeting.
The prime minister and the king mentioned the Israel-Gaza struggle and different safety points within the Center East, hours after Australia formally recognised Palestine as a state.
It’s the beginning of an enormous week for Albanese, who introduced the popularity transfer with the overseas minister, Penny Wong, exterior the United Nations headquarters in downtown Manhattan.
Australia acted in live performance with related declarations by prime ministers Keir Starmer of the UK and Mark Carney of Canada and forward of a serious convention on the two-state resolution, hosted by France and Saudi Arabia. Albanese instructed the travelling media pack:
Australia is a longstanding supporter of a two-state resolution as the one pathway to a safe and affluent future for Israelis and Palestinians alike.
We recognise the official and lengthy held aspirations of the folks of Palestine of a state of their very own, and in doing so, we reaffirm Australia’s longstanding place of two-states, the state of Israel and the state of Palestine, dwelling facet by facet behind internationally recognised borders in peace and safety.
Albanese performed down considerations that the US might retaliate towards Australia for recognising Palestine, a transfer opposed by the president, Donald Trump.
No assembly between the pair has been confirmed but this week, however the Australian facet stays desperate to safe face-to-face talks.
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Netanyahu warns Australia to ‘stand by’ for response after recognition of Palestinian state
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Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has lashed Australia’s resolution to recognise Palestinian statehood, warning leaders the strikes reward terrorism by Hamas.
Anthony Albanese is on the United Nations this week, working alongside the leaders of France, Britain and Canada.
In an announcement on Monday morning, Australian time, Netanyahu warned Albanese and different world leaders to “stand by” for his response. He mentioned:
There might be no Palestinian state. The response to the newest try and power upon us a terror state within the coronary heart of our land might be given after my return from america.
I’ve a transparent message to these leaders who’re recognising a Palestinian state after the horrendous 7 October bloodbath: You might be rewarding terror with an infinite prize. And I’ve one other message for you: It’s not going to occur.
Benjamin Netanyahu. {Photograph}: Nathan Howard/AP
There might be no Palestinian state to the west of the Jordan River.
For years I’ve prevented the creation of that terror state, towards super strain, each home and from overseas.
We have now executed this with willpower and with astute statesmanship. Furthermore, we have now doubled the Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria, and we are going to proceed on this path.
The response to the newest try and power upon us a terror state within the coronary heart of our land might be given after my return from america. Stand by.
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Good morning, and joyful Monday. Nick Visser right here to get the day rolling. Right here’s what’s on deck.
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has issued a warning after Australia formally recognised a Palestinian state, alongside the UK and Canada. The Israeli chief mentioned Australia ought to “stand by” for his response, with Netanyahu including different nations had been “rewarding terror with an infinite prize” with the transfer.
Some ebikes might be banned from Sydney trains, NSW Trainlink and Sydney Metro providers from 1 November because of the threat of lithium-ion battery fires, the state’s transport minister introduced at present. The ban encompasses so-called “transformed e-bikes”, categorised as pedal bikes which have been fitted with batteries and motors. Different ebikes and mobility gadgets is not going to be affected.
We’ll be following any additional updates from Optus after the corporate’s CEO mentioned established processes weren’t concerned when an improve to its infrastructure sparked a triple-zero outage that will have value at the very least three lives.
And there’s extra to come back.
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