3 w. ago Optus CEO to keep job as human error blamed for Triple Zero failure

Stephen Rue says that human error by staff at home and abroad was responsible for the catastrophic Triple Zero failure that cost four lives.

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4 w. ago WA Police left in the dark over full extent of Optus outage that left two dead

Western Australia’s police force learned of the full extent of the Optus network outage that affected triple-zero calls at the same time as the rest of the nation on Friday afternoon.

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4 w. ago Optus CEO admits telco missed multiple warnings before Triple Zero outage

He also admitted the issues weren't escalated, meaning the outage was unreported for 13 hours.

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4 w. ago Four deaths confirmed after Optus outage blocked calls to Triple Zero.

A fourth death has been confirmed by authorities following a technical failure during an Optus upgrade blocked calls to Triple Zero in three states for 13 hours.

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4 w. ago Optus chief confirms cause of Triple Zero network outage as fourth death confirmed

Embattled Optus CEO Stephen Rue has faced heated questions over the network’s catastrophic 14-hour Triple Zero outage, during which four people in two states died.

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4 w. ago Four death confirmed after Optus outage blocked calls to Triple Zero

A fourth death has been confirmed by authorities following a technical failure during an Optus upgrade blocked calls to Triple Zero in three states for 13 hours.

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4 w. ago Optus CEO confirms cause of Triple Zero network outage as fourth death confirmed

Embattled Optus CEO Stephen Rue has faced heated questions over the network’s catastrophic 14-hour Triple Zero outage during which four people in two states died.

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4 w. ago Optus CEO confirms cause of Triple Zero network outage amid reports of fourth possible death

Embattled Optus CEO Stephen Rue has faced heated questions over the network’s catastrophic 14-hour Triple Zero outage in which three people in two states died.

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4 w. ago ‘Optus has let Australians down’: Minister slams telco after deaths during Triple Zero outage

The federal communications minister says the telco has serious questions to answer after an eight-week-old boy and two adults died during a 14-hour emergency network outage.

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last month SA premier slams Optus amid calls to bolster Triple Zero system after baby boy among outage deaths

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has criticised the telco for a “bewildering” lack of information during the network outage, which lasted at least 10 hours.

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last month Calls to bolster Triple Zero system after baby boy among three deaths during Optus outage

The federal government faces calls to strengthen emergency call systems after an eight-week-old and two other people died during an Optus Triple Zero network outage.

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