Telstra outage: triple-zero calls affected by network glitches as regional train services slowly resume
Telstra has apologised for a national outage that has stopped trains, transactions and some triple-zero calls. Photograph: George Chan/AAPView image in fullscreenTelstra has apologised for a national outage that has stopped trains, transactions and some triple-zero calls. The remainder were referred to state and territory police for welfare checks.
- ▪Telstra has apologised for a national outage that has stopped trains, transactions and some triple-zero calls.
- ▪Photograph: George Chan/AAPView image in fullscreenTelstra has apologised for a national outage that has stopped trains, transactions and some triple-zero calls.
- ▪The remainder were referred to state and territory police for welfare checks.
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| Publication time | Thu, 09 Jul 2026 03:04:19 GMT |
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Telstra has apologised for a national outage that has stopped trains, transactions and some triple-zero calls. Photograph: George Chan/AAPView image in fullscreenTelstra has apologised for a national outage that has stopped trains, transactions and some triple-zero calls. Photograph: George Chan/AAPTelstraTelstra outage: glitches continue as ‘secondary’ outages hit triple-zero calls and regional trains remain strandedCarrier says some still unable to connect to emergency hotline a day after initial mobile network outage Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Kat WongWed 8 Jul 2026 20.35 EDTFirst published on Wed 8 Jul 2026 19.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleTelstra customers are still having trouble…
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