A Senate grilling of Optus executives reveals the company sat on information about deaths resulting from its triple-0 outage for nearly a day before telling the public.

The Bathurst childcare worker is said to have used "considerable force" on the child, resulting in his head needing medical adhesive.

Tasmania's provocative midwinter festival Dark Mofo will return in 2026, as this year's festival reports fewer interstate visitors as "budgets are tightening" across the country.