Tag: Optus

  • Dwindling Delights and Mobile Frights

    Dwindling Delights and Mobile Frights

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    by John Mikkelsen, ©2024  (Oct. 23, 2024) — A former Liberal Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser, told us life wasn’t meant to be easy, but his plagiarized quote left out part of the original message. George Bernard Shaw added the more optimistic: “but take courage, it can be delightful.” Unfortunately those delights seem to be dwindling, and in…

  • Cash Beats Electronic Money

    Cash Beats Electronic Money

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    Sharon Rondeau
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    by Viv Forbes, Executive Director, The Saltbush Club, ©2023 (Nov. 9, 2023) — Today’s world is awash with electronic money. But yesterday, much of Australia’s electronic money disappeared for up to 14 hours with the crash of the Optus electronic network. The disruption tobusiness and the community was “immediate and profound”. Rail networks, hospital services,…