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‘Secondary issue’ affecting Telstra triple zero calls following outage
josh taylor
Late last night Telstra confirmed a secondary issue arising from yesterday’s widespread national mobile outage. They say the new number “affects some calls, including Triple Zero.”
Telstra said some customers will receive an error message when calling triple zero and the phone will attempt to connect to an alternative network.
The company said customers will need to wait for the phone to connect to another network or use a different phone to make calls.
We are working urgently to resolve this issue.
The company made over 300 welfare checks to people trying to call triple zero during yesterday’s outage. General manager of the company, Michael Ackland, It said the number of calls appeared to be higher than normal, suggesting some customers may have dialed triple zero to check if it was working during the outage.
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IMF lowers Australia’s growth forecast
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In its World Economic Outlook update, the IMF forecast Australia’s economy would grow 2% in 2026-27 (the same as the last forecast in April), but cut its 2025-26 forecast by 0.1 percentage points to 1.9%.
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Telstra says ‘secondary’ triple zero issue reduced by 90%
An update on previous news we reported about a secondary issue affecting people’s ability to say triple zero after yesterday’s outage.
The telco said this morning that the occurrence of this error had been reduced by 90% as of 6.30am AEST today and that the company was working to fully eliminate the issue.
Telstra is expected to deliver further updates today.
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Victoria’s V/Line regional train network is still suffering the effects of yesterday morning’s Telstra outage.
According to an update from early this morning, passenger services are still down; This includes this morning’s peak services.
Warning from 5.30amadds:
We advise our passengers to postpone non-essential V/Line travel. We acknowledge this is inconvenient for many people and we thank our passengers for their patience as work continues to safely restore services.
A Liberal senator in South Australia has claimed there was a “tragic death” following the failure to connect to triple zero during yesterday’s Telstra outage.
However, police say they are not aware of the incident.
Wednesday evening, Kerrynne Liddle Posted on Facebook:
My office received a report of a tragic death today during Telstra’s nationwide outage following an apparent failure to connect to Triple Zero during a life-or-death emergency.
This death of an elderly South Australian represents a devastating failure for his family. Our thoughts are with them.
No Australian should ever be unable to connect to Triple Zero when their life depends on it.
The verified South Australian police account responded to the post about two hours later, saying: “South Australian police are not aware of any deaths in South Australia today due to Telstra’s nationwide outage.”
Commuters urged to plan ahead as Telstra outage disrupts transport networks
Akol Arok
Public transport in New South Wales and Victoria have been asked to plan ahead and seek alternative travel plans this morning as networks continue to be affected by yesterday’s Telstra outage.
Passengers on Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink regional rail services “should expect flow impacts” and “should plan ahead and check the latest service information before commencing their journey due to ongoing disruptions affecting rail operations”, the NSW transport department said in a statement last night.
Victorians are advised “not to travel on V/Line services” if possible, while regional rail services have been reduced to a “very limited bus service”.
Metro rail services in Sydney and Melbourne will not be affected.
‘Secondary issue’ affecting Telstra triple zero calls following outage
josh taylor
Late last night Telstra confirmed a secondary issue arising from yesterday’s widespread national mobile outage. They say the new number “affects some calls, including Triple Zero.”
Telstra said some customers will receive an error message when calling triple zero and the phone will attempt to connect to an alternative network.
The company said customers will need to wait for the phone to connect to another network or use a different phone to make calls.
We are working urgently to resolve this issue.
The company made over 300 welfare checks to people trying to call triple zero during yesterday’s outage. General manager of the company, Michael Ackland, It said the number of calls appeared to be higher than normal, suggesting some customers may have dialed triple zero to check if it was working during the outage.
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We’re still feeling the effects of yesterday’s nationwide outage on Telstra’s mobile network more than 24 hours later (and long after the operator declared the issue had been fixed). Some are still unable to make triple zero calls and many trains are still out of action, especially in regional areas.
The ABC has denied claims that its journalism fuels antisemitism, with the company’s executives and SBS today fronting a royal commission into antisemitism.
The International Monetary Fund said forecasts for Australia’s economic growth this financial year were unchanged despite the war in the Middle East but cut its forecast for 2025-26.
More is coming.
