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• AusAlert: What It Is, How It Works, and the Gaps You Need to KnowJul 22, 2026

  On Monday, Australia runs its first national test of AusAlert. Here is a breakdown of the technology, why it is an upgrade, and specifically who might not get the alert.

• Why Did Barnaby Joyce Yell at His Dog on National TV?Jul 21, 2026

  One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce appeared on ABC's 7.30 for an interview that quickly became more notable for the interruption than the content.

• Strike to Go Ahead as Teachers Reject Revised Pay OfferJul 21, 2026

  Teachers across the state have voted down the government's latest pay offer, meaning the planned strike will proceed.

• Moira Deeming Disendorsed by Victorian Liberal PartyJul 18, 2026

  Victorian MP Moira Deeming has been disendorsed as the Liberal Party's candidate for the November state election.

• Albanese Government Responds to Landmark Islamophobia ReportJul 18, 2026

  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has formally responded to the landmark Islamophobia report delivered earlier this year by the Australian Human Rights Commission.

• Is Monero's Privacy Finally Broken? What Kripos' Claims Mean for Crypto PrivacyJul 18, 2026

  Monero has long been the gold standard for private cryptocurrency transactions. Its ring signatures, stealth addresses, and ring confidential transactions (RingCT) made it the go-to choice for users who valued financial privacy above all else. But recent claims from Norway's National Criminal Investigation Service (Kripos) suggest that might be changing.

• Telstra Grilled in Senate Over Preventable Network OutageJul 18, 2026

  Telstra CEO Vicki Brady and senior executives faced a gruelling seven-hour Senate inquiry hearing on Friday, July 17, over the nationwide outage that knocked out mobile services and Triple Zero emergency calls for millions of Australians.

• The Great Australian Telco Shambles: Why Your Internet Costs a Fortune and Still SucksJul 17, 2026

  We put a man on the moon with less computing power than a pocket calculator. We invented WiFi. And yet our telecommunications sector is an unmitigated disaster.

• Victorian Public School Teachers to Strike Thursday July 23 — What You Need to KnowJul 17, 2026

  Victorian public school teachers, principals, and education support staff will walk off the job for 24 hours this Thursday, July 23, in a statewide strike that will affect hundreds of government schools across Victoria.

• Telstra's Network Outage: What Happened and Why It MatteredJul 16, 2026

  On July 8, 2026, Australia's largest telecommunications provider, Telstra, suffered a nationwide network outage that disrupted mobile and internet services for millions of customers