Telstra not to be trusted with Triple Zero, says Senate inquiry
- Posted on September 21, 2026
- By The Age
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A bipartisan Senate committee has delivered critical findings regarding Australia's emergency services infrastructure, raising serious concerns about Telstra's capability to manage the Triple Zero system reliably. The investigation follows last year's major Optus network outage that left emergency numbers inaccessible for over thirteen hours, exposing vulnerabilities in the nation's critical communications backbone. The inquiry's recommendations aim to strengthen accountability and implement safeguards to prevent future disruptions to emergency response services.
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