Census debacle laid bare: Malcolm Turnbull to decide which heads will roll

By Peter Martin, Stephanie Peatling
Updated October 27 2016 - 9:08am, first published 8:42am
Malcolm Turnbull has the report on the collapse of the census website. Photo: Andrew Meares
Malcolm Turnbull has the report on the collapse of the census website. Photo: Andrew Meares
ABS chief David Kalisch appears before the economics references committee. Photo: Andrew Meares
ABS chief David Kalisch appears before the economics references committee. Photo: Andrew Meares
Cyber security adviser Alastair MacGibbon: "They were indeed small attacks." Photo: Andrew Meares
Cyber security adviser Alastair MacGibbon: "They were indeed small attacks." Photo: Andrew Meares

The Prime Minister's special adviser on cyber security has told the Senate the denial of service attacks on the census website were small and predictable and should not have brought it down on census night.

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