2026-07-11 04:30 UTC
Telstra’s triple-zero failure is a result of prioritising neoliberal ‘competition’ and reaping none of its benefits
John Quiggin
Perhaps we will return to public ownership of infrastructure networks. But for now we need to consider limited steps, with a more radical solution for fragile emergency services
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/09/telstras-triple-zero-failure-is-a-result-of-prioritising-neoliberal-competition-and-reaping-none-of-its-benefits
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@n_dimension@infosec.exchange 2026-07-11 04:36
@jhaue@aus.social The #Telstra failure is a result of greed and incompetence. Not all disasters are preventable... ...but this was software upgrade and those are reversible is they go south. Not that they should go south...because critical systems ought to have critical testing.