
'No' - Optus suffers huge network outage; phones silent across east coast
Queenslanders were forced back to landlines today after Optus phone services collapsed after a mass outage.
Queenslanders were forced back to landlines today after Optus phone services collapsed after a mass outage.
Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has nabbed another lofty job, taking up a position on the executive team of telecommunications giant Optus in her first role after leaving politics.
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