Headlines: Telstra fronts inquiry over outage
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From The Daily Oz, I'm Zara Seidler. I'm Lucy Tassel. It's Friday the 17th of July. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
Telstra executives have fronted a Senate inquiry into the telco's widespread outages last week.
What exactly happened during Telstra’s widespread outages and who testified to the Senate?
The telco confirmed it had ignored multiple warnings that a key server needed a software update and that it broke down following scheduled maintenance. Telstra Chief Executive Vicky Brady said she was, quote, deeply sorry for the failure. She told the hearing on Friday, Telstra let Australians down. We let our customers down, we let the community down, and we fell short of what people rightly expect from us. Gerard Tracy, the executive responsible for end-to-end service performance, said the supplier had first warned Telstra about the impending issue in the server, a 15-year-old piece of tech which costs about 30 grand, in November of 2020.
Why did Telstra ignore warnings about the aging server and when were the reminders issued?
Telstra had received another reminder that it needed to be updated in January of this year.
US President Donald Trump has delivered a televised address where he accused China of interfering in American elections. Multiple US networks declined to run the speech, which lasted 25 minutes. It comes after an intelligence assessment found no evidence that China affected the 2020 vote he lost.
What claims did Donald Trump make about China and how did US networks respond?
and months ahead of the midterms, which will see most seats in Congress up for election. Trump also used his remarks to again press Republicans in Congress to pass legislation imposing new voter identification and citizenship requirements, despite longstanding findings that voter fraud in US elections is rare. The bill has stalled in the Senate amid fierce Democratic opposition.
Guide Dogs Australia says it is quote relieved that Uber has decided to walk back plans to charge people with disabilities an extra $5 per ride to cover the assistance that drivers provide. The ABC reported on the rideshare giant's plans last month and on its subsequent backflip on Friday. Uber settled a case with a blind Victorian woman last year after she sued the company in the federal court, alleging drivers repeatedly cancelled on her or refused to drive her when she had her service dogs. The rideshare company will now set up an accessibility advisory group.
Why did Uber backtrack its $5 charge for passengers with disabilities and what changes will it make?
Guide Dogs Australia said it was pleased with the outcome but said it shouldn't take a public campaign to fix discriminatory pricing.
And today's good news.
How was the new monkey species in the DRC discovered and what distinguishes it?
A new monkey species has been discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo. An international team of scientists described the rare and cryptic monkey species as being distinguished by an orange patch around its mouth and lower nose on its otherwise dark face. Researchers think the monkey was first spotted back in 2008 in a photograph that only included part of its body. There was no sign of it for another 10 years until a 2018 expedition resulted in a new photo of a monkey with a pale patch around its mouth.
That's the latest from the Daily Oz Newsroom. If you're looking for something else, you can catch up on this morning's Deep Dive where we unpack the story behind the World Cup final. You've got until very early Monday morning to find out everything you need to know, and then the World Cup will be over for another four years.
That it will. We'll be back on Monday with another Deep Dive, but until then, have a great weekend and happy birthday to Lucy, who'll be celebrating her birthday. Bye!
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6 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:23
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What exactly happened during Telstra’s widespread outages and who testified to the Senate?
0:23–1:00
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Why did Telstra ignore warnings about the aging server and when were the reminders issued?
1:00–1:26
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What claims did Donald Trump make about China and how did US networks respond?
1:26–2:23
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Why did Uber backtrack its $5 charge for passengers with disabilities and what changes will it make?
2:23–2:33
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How was the new monkey species in the DRC discovered and what distinguishes it?
2:33–3:56