Jetstar cancels flights due to Airbus software issue
Jetstar has cancelled some of its flights due to a software issue affecting Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft globally, which could lead to corrupt data…
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BoM never planned to end reliance on ‘legacy’ site
After blowing past its budget to spend $96 million dollars on overhauling its website, generating a political pyroclastic cloud, the Bureau of Meteorology can’t end…
Hackers hijack US radio gear
Hackers are hijacking US radio transmission equipment to broadcast bogus emergency messages and obscene language, the Federal Communications Commission said. In a public notice, the…
ATA makes board chief executive-level club in bid for clout
The telco industry lobby has moved to project more authority and boost its influence by retiring its board to replacing them with the chiefs of…
Asahi aims to restore logistics by February following cyberattack
Japan’s Asahi Group aims to normalise logistical operations by February next year after a cyberattack in late September forced widespread suspension, though not all products…
NSW’ $969m single digital patient record at risk of cost overruns
A nearly $1 billion project to deploy a single digital patient record (SDPR) in NSW is at risk of cost overruns, with system integration costs likely underestimated…
QBE backs leadership and startup culture to deliver transformation
QBE Insurance Group has a “multi-lever” transformation underway, with technology investments driving improvements to date but leadership and startup culture set to play an even…
ATA asks fed gov to make triple zero “compliant” device list public
Australian telcos have called on the federal government to maintain a public list of mobile phones that handset makers claim are able to make emergency…
New 2026 iTnews Executive Retreat for Security Leaders
iTnews is launching a new event series designed to give senior technology executives the space to step back from day-to-day pressures and connect with peers…
Telstra emergency call ops did not spot Optus triple zero outage
Telstra, as holder of the federal government’s emergency call provider contract, has told a parliamentary inquiry into the fatal September Optus triple zero outage that…
Australian teenagers ask High Court to block social media ban
A constitutional challenge against Australia’s social media ban on children younger than 16 has been filed in the nation’s highest court, two weeks before the world-first…
TPG Telecom says disaster roaming deal with Telstra and Optus is close
TPG Telecom has told the parliamentary triple zero inquiry into a fatal emergency call service outage last month that it is close to finalising an…