Optus failed to provide honest and credible communication during last year's phone outage, and should be forced to provide fair compensation in the event of another, a Senate committee has found.

Licensing approvals have been granted for a uranium exploration project in a remote area of South Australia. The project, spanning a total 3,000 square kilometres, is expected to start in October.

NFL tight end Travis Kelce is being praised for his acting debut in Grotesquerie, a series about a detective who accepts the help of a nun and journalist as she investigates a series of unsettling crimes.

For decades, a big risk to Australia's electricity system has been excessive demand in summer. Now, it is excessive supply in spring.

The local share market has closed flat after A2 Milk entered a trading halt pending an acquisition announcement. See how the day unfolded.