nytimes June 17, 2021 10:01am An internet outage affects company websites in Australia and beyond. #computernetworkoutages #computersandtheinternet #akamaitechnologiesinc #australia #hongkongstockexchange #nationalaustraliabank #virginaustraliaairlines #westpac #news An internet outage affects company websites in Australia and beyond. Analysts said the glitch was caused by service disruptions at a hosting platform, Akamai, based in the United States.