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Submissions to a Senate inquiry outline what happened behind the scenes as Optus rushed to fix its recent outage.

Kelly Bayer Rosmarin was highly regarded as a corporate warrior after surviving last year's cyber attack fallout, but her fate at Optus was decided earlier than Monday morning's announcement, writes Peter Ryan.

Optus chief executive officer Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigns in the wake of November 8's major outage, saying it is "in the best interests of Optus going forward".

It's Diwali (Deepavali) season — here are some talented South Asian artists to put on your speaker. From Swiss hip hop artist Priya Ragu to carnatic sensation Sid Sriram, we look at contemporary young artists shaking up the scene. Author: Dilpreet Taggar.

Derived from the Sanskrit word Deepavali which means "row of lights". Lights are the essence of the celebration that lauds the victory of good over evil. Here's where celebrations are happening across Australia

Disappearing Cantonese dialects and centuries-old Vietnamese instruments feature alongside bilingual K-rap and punk Malaysian street art in a program that champions freedom of expression.

The man allegedly told a cabin crew member "I have a bomb", forcing the flight from Singapore to turn back under fighter jet escort. 

In 664 days, Max Verstappen changed his reputation and legacy by dominating Formula 1 in a way that is unparalleled, writes Michael Doyle.

Singapore will soon join Dubai to provide travellers with a more efficient immigration clearance as early as 2024 following an update to its Immigration Bill.

Anthony Albanese meets Singaporean President Halimah Yacob at the 20th Asia Security Summit.

Standing at just 1.55 metres and wearing a tudung, the 69-year-old grandmother will be remembered as a low-key and hard-working president who dug into Singapore's vast reserves during the pandemic and never forgot the single-parent family she came from, writes Jason Dasey.

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz produces a tactical masterclass to win the Singapore Grand Prix.

If any team is able to end Red Bull's dominant run, this race may be their best chance.

Singapore will provide the latest challenge in 22-year-old Oscar Piastri's short career, with the track one of the most physically demanding on the calendar.

New York is making big changes to its short-term rental rules, but it's not the only major city to do so.

With no existing blueprint, Singapore wants to regulate the social phenomenon to better support public discourse. Experts cast their doubts and say existing laws in Australia could help.

Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a former member of Singapore's ruling party, scores a landslide victory to become the city-state's president, in an election seen as a barometer of public sentiment amid economic challenges and high-profile scandals.

When Singapore police raided a suspected money laundering ring last month, they seized property and assets including a collection of about 60 colourful, mostly plastic figurines in the shape of a pot-bellied bear.

The 10 foreigners Singapore police arrested last week in a massive anti-money-laundering operation were citizens of countries including China, Vanuatu, Cyprus, Türkiye and Cambodia. But it's since emerged they were all originally from the same place. 

Stays in maternity hotels are becoming increasingly popular among Chinese women in Australia, with some new mothers paying up to $50,000 for 26 days.

Does a string of scandals plaguing Singapore's government show that the system of oversight is working, or that such issues are inevitable without independent checks and balances?

A global minimum tax is designed to stop multinationals avoiding taxes. But some experts argue it may have unintended consequences.

Anti-death penalty activists have denounced the execution, days after another, and say there are fears a third prisoner could be killed next week. 

Owners of a cargo ship which caught fire off the coast of the Netherlands, killing one crew member, suspect an electric car may be the cause of the blaze.

Australia's passport just became more powerful. Here's where it, and other countries, rank according to The Henley Passport Index.