3 w. ago Outage in part of Western Australia means Triple Zero calls can't be made

An NBN outage in the Goldfields Esperance region of WA is preventing people from making Triple Zero calls.

Politics

3 w. ago Emails and texts reveal the moments that Optus officials learned of last week's outage

Messages reveal the embattled telco underestimated the outage that affected millions across South Australia and Western Australia.

Politics

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.

Events

4 w. ago South Australian man left without triple zero during Optus outage

A South Australian man who desperately tried to call for an ambulance said he couldn't connect to triple zero because of Optus' outage.

Politics

last month 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.

Events

last month Timeline: What happened in the 32 hours after a customer told Optus Triple Zero wasn’t working

It took Optus 32 hours to notify the public of a catastrophic failure of its network that dropped at least 600 Triple Zero calls, resulting in the deaths of three people.

Economics

last month 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.

Events

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.

Events

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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