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‘Catastrophic’ Telstra outage exposes big risks in old tech

By Andrew Cullen At a two-and-a-half-hour Senate grilling on Friday, Telstra executives revealed just how bad their catastrophic outage earlier this month was. At its
Read more21 July 2026
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Mystery shoppers call out super fund failings

Vulnerable Australians seeking information about their superannuation are being met with unhelpful call centres, according to a new study. Super Consumers Australia is
Read more14 July 2026
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Sperling to build on 135-year history

Laraine Sperling has broken more than 130 years of tradition at one of Australia’s oldest architecture and design firms. Ms Sperling is the new CEO at Buchan, becoming
Read more13 July 2026
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Twin pharmacists battle online health misinformation

Twin sister Queensland pharmacists have launched a healthcare information platform to help counter the rise of online misinformation. Miranda Chan and Courtney Oar said
Read more7 July 2026
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Businesses urged to trial AI with human safeguards

Australian businesses are being urged to lean into Artificial Intelligence – but not without strict guardrails and a clear understanding of when human intervention is
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Push to curb young financial talent brain drain

The Queensland Futures Institute (QFI) will launch a new program in April to help keep young finance talent in the state. This is one of a series of initiatives the
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ANZ Bank to re-open Chinchilla branch in 2026 after 8 years

ANZ Bank will re-open its Chinchilla branch in 2026, eight years after it initially closed in February 2018 and was downgraded to an Australia Post business centre. The
Read more10 March 2026
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New bank process prevents 10,000 dodgy payments

New Confirmation of Payee technology has prevented more than 10,000 payments going to accounts listed on the Australian Financial Crimes Exchange. The Australian Banking
Read more10 March 2026
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Newsreel will be back soon

Newsreel is taking a brief break over Christmas but will be back bigger and better than ever in 2026. Thanks for all of your support in 2025. We have attracted more than
Read more28 November 2025
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Mergers & acquisitions maintain momentum despite issues

The global mergers and acquisitions market remains positive, despite deals generally taking longer to complete and some sectors being impacted by common issues, such as
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