The Australian Government has contracted “Big Four” accountancy and consulting firm EY for the “design” of a “future nuclear regulatory office" at a cost of $8.4 million.

Optus was operating a “revoked” online safety certificate on its “API” subdomain and had an insecure customer site as early as February 2021.

Almost a month after Optus suffered one of the worst data breaches in Australian history it continues to run a “completely insecure” website, says a top cybersecurity expert.

Optus owner Singtel has suffered another serious Australian breach, with data appearing on the dark web after an “unauthorised third party” accessed customer information and the personal records of 1,000 employees.

Telco giant Optus runs a “world-class” global cyber security business but is refusing to say whether it was used to protect its Australian customers, the group’s biggest source of profit.

Chinese Government entities closely connected to the Wuhan Institute of Virology are deliberately creating Covid-style pathogens that experts say have the potential to wipe out much of humanity and the current pandemic "relatively minor".