Australia's largest telecom company, Telstra, experienced a nationwide outage disrupting phone services, train operations, and online payments. Communications Minister Anika Wells cited the incident as a reason for low public trust in the industry. Telstra attributed the failure to a software defect, not a cyberattack, and an investigation is underway.
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned China's ICBM test in the Pacific, calling it a risk to nuclear proliferation and regional stability. The test, launched from a nuclear submarine, drew international criticism, though China claims it was routine and safe.
An EY employee was sacked after he and another man, Paul and Phillip Issa, allegedly accessed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's personal banking account. The two Sydney men faced court over the breach, which allegedly occurred during a secondment at Commonwealth Bank.
One Nation leads with 31% support, surpassing Labor's 30% in a Newspoll survey, as Albanese's approval rating drops to -24 amid cost-of-living and economic concerns.
Japan’s prime minister touched down in Australia on Sunday with a set of shared anxieties – about Trump, China and the fragility of supply chains that the two insular nations have long relied upon – to which she sought some small relief. By the time she departed, Sanae Takaichi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had signed an economic security pact, unlocked nearly US$1 billion in critical minerals funding and laid the groundwork for what observers describe as the most comprehensive...
Japan and Australia agreed to step up collaboration in areas including critical minerals, defence and energy security, tackling China’s dominance of rare earths and fuel-supply disruptions caused by the Iran war. “Australia and Japan are taking action to protect our economies from future economic shocks and uncertainty,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a statement after meeting his Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi, in Canberra. “By working together, we will achieve more...
