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Anika Wells ends holiday early amid Telstra crisis after Daily Mail demanded answers over her radio silence: ‘Entitled to leave’
Australian communications minister Anika Wells cut short her annual leave and held an emergency press conference after being criticised for staying silent during a major Telstra network outage. The failure disrupted phone and internet services across the country, knocked out EFTPOS systems and forced some businesses to close, while the telco investigates whether anyone died…
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Palace’s gallery doubles number of paintings
Buckingham Palace’s Picture Gallery has been redisplayed for this summer’s opening, almost doubling the number of paintings on show from 63 to 120. The change matters because it is a rare chance for the public to see many more works from the Royal Collection, in keeping with the collection’s charitable aim of sharing as much…
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As Telstra melts down, telco’s ‘$6.7million-a-year’ CEO Vicki Brady is on holidays overseas… so will she rush back to her lavish five-bedroom mansion with pool to handle the crisis?
Australia’s largest telecommunications company, Telstra, suffered a major nationwide outage on the morning of Wednesday 8 July 2026, leaving millions of customers unable to make calls, use mobile data or process electronic payments. The failure — attributed to a technical fault involving timers at the company’s Sydney and Melbourne data centres — also caused widespread…
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‘The Man Will Burn’ Review: HBO’s Burning Man Docuseries Boasts Impressive Access, but Sticks Too Close to the Photogenic Surface
Directors Jehane Noujaim and Vikram Gandhi chronicle the highs and lows of the festival, which sees tens of thousands of artists and fans descending on the Nevada desert every year.
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Baldy Man, Gold Blend flirters and mash-mad Martians: TV’s golden age ads
As the History of Advertising Trust (HAT) marks its 50th anniversary, a Guardian writer explores its vast Norfolk archive and reflects on the memorable British television commercials of past decades. The piece celebrates advertising as a cultural record, arguing that these ephemeral commercials are a valuable window into modernity and the ways in which consumers…
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Disney and Luxury Fashion Brand Ganni Continue Partnership With Daisy Duck Collection (EXCLUSIVE)
Copenhagen fashion label Ganni has unveiled the third instalment of its ongoing collaboration with Disney, a 12-piece special-edition collection built around Daisy Duck and Minnie Mouse on what the brand calls the “ultimate girl’s trip” in Paris. The launch matters as another sign of Disney increasingly courting the fashion world, using designer partnerships to give…
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Wes Anderson Was Trapped in Academy Museum Elevator After ‘Bottle Rocket’ Anniversary Event
Director Wes Anderson was trapped in a lift at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Monday, shortly after taking part in an event marking the 30th anniversary of his debut feature, Bottle Rocket. He and producer James L. Brooks were stuck for around 30 minutes before the Los Angeles Fire Department freed them, in…