A peaceful sunrise swim at Australia’s Crowdy Bay National Park turned into a nightmare when a shark killed a young woman and ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian telco Optus said on Wednesday it had suffered an emergency call outage near Melbourne impacting around 14,000 users, two months after a broader disruption that probably ...

A person recently lost their life after being unable to reach emergency services on their outdated Samsung Galaxy phone.

We’re taught how to call emergency numbers from a young age; whether it be 911 in the US, 999 in the UK, or 000 in Australia.

Australia's TPG Telecom on Tuesday said a customer died after their Samsung mobile phone running out-of-date software failed to connect with the Triple Zero emergency services, and there was no ...

The Canberra-bound flight departed about 6.10am on Wednesday, but was only briefly in the air before the plane reportedly filled with smoke, forcing a return to Adelaide Airport. The pilots made a PAN ...

In accordance with section 18(b) of the National Emergency Declaration Act 2020, the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee is reviewing the operation of the Act and will report ...

A deep dive into Australia’s triple-0 service beset with fatal flaws reveals opaque management, private contractors and retro technology struggling to cope in the mobile phone era. The embattled telco ...

The Code Blue Alert is in effect until Monday, January 15, at 2 p.m.A Code Blue Alert is issued when the weather conditions meet the criteria below, during which time the risk of severe or ...

Optus waited almost a day before it told the public that its triple-0 outage caused three deaths, while executives held several meetings and prepared talking points. Chief executive Stephen Rue told a ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -The CEO of Singapore Telecommunications-owned Optus apologised to Australia’s parliament for an emergency number outage that was linked to four deaths but declined to stand down, ...

A code orange alert indicated an overwhelming demand for ambulances, and requires hospitals to prioritise offloading critical patients. Ambulance Victoria boss Jordan Emery said the alert was “the ...