Telstra CEO Vicki Brady apologized for a national outage caused by a software fault affecting trains, transactions, and emergency calls. In sports, France advanced to the World Cup semi-finals. Australian politics features a Labor mayor's push for pokies reform.
Telstra has no record of Triple Zero (000) calls from the phone number associated with an address where a person later died. SA Police and SA Ambulance Service are investigating the death and the circumstances surrounding the incident, with conflicting information emerging about the initial call.
South Australia's police chief stated there's no evidence linking a regional hospital death to a Telstra outage, after an investigation. The woman's partner and neighbor successfully used Telstra phones to call Triple Zero for an ambulance, which arrived promptly. The suggestion of a connection has caused distress to the family.
Telstra is investigating why its backup systems failed during a recent national outage caused by a software fault in its time systems. The outage impacted mobile, Eftpos, and rail services for nearly five hours. South Australian police are investigating a death during the outage, exploring a potential link to triple zero call failures, though Telstra claims no record of such a failure.
Telstra's recent network failure, mirroring Optus's 2025 incident, has reignited debate over Australia's telecommunications policy. The article argues that prioritizing competition over essential service reliability, a legacy of 1990s reforms, has led to patchy networks and service failures, including for triple zero calls. A call for a national essential services network (ESN) is made.
Millions were affected by a massive Telstra outage, but the opposition, led by Angus Taylor, struggled to criticize the government due to their own team's gaffes, including testing triple zero and unsubstantiated claims of foreign interference.
Telstra customers are still experiencing issues calling triple zero due to a secondary problem from Wednesday's outage. Regional train services in Victoria and NSW remain suspended as Telstra's 4G network interferes with backup satellite phones. Investigations and potential penalties are being considered.
Telstra customers are still experiencing issues with triple zero calls and train services due to a continuing outage. A secondary problem is affecting emergency calls, while a 4G network interference is disrupting regional train operations in Victoria and NSW. Investigations and potential penalties are being considered.
A nationwide Telstra outage prevented multiple emergency calls from connecting to Triple Zero (000) in Queensland. Police confirmed 21 people were affected, but all have since been contacted.
Telstra's nationwide network outage prevented multiple emergency calls from connecting to Queensland's Triple Zero (000) service. Police confirmed 21 individuals were affected, with all now contacted. The outage also disrupted mobile, data, and transport services across Australia.
Telstra is addressing a secondary issue causing problems with Triple Zero calls after a major outage. While the primary problem is fixed, some customers may still be unable to reach emergency services. The company has reduced call errors by 90% and is conducting welfare checks.
Telstra customers are experiencing ongoing issues with calling the emergency triple zero hotline on Thursday morning due to a secondary problem stemming from Wednesday's national outage. While Telstra reports a 90% reduction in the issue, some calls are still not connecting properly, prompting warnings to use alternative devices.
Telstra has identified a secondary issue impacting Triple Zero calls following an earlier outage. Calls may result in an error message and attempt to connect to an alternative network, with welfare checks conducted for failed calls.
Shadow Communications Minister Anne Webster defended Sarah Henderson's test call to Triple Zero, citing a need to ensure system functionality. Meanwhile, Andrew Hastie proposed a 'third way' on multiculturalism, rejecting both monocultural and multicultural extremes, emphasizing shared values and institutions.
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Triple Zero call centres are seeing an increase in "absurd" calls, ranging from lost television remote controls to ducks crossing the road.
Triple Zero call centres are seeing an increase in "absurd" calls, ranging from lost television remote controls to ducks crossing the road.
Triple Zero call centres are seeing an increase in "absurd" calls, ranging from lost television remote controls, to ducks crossing the road.
