Victoria Police conduct welfare checks after Optus outage
By The BriefBrief
Victoria Police conducted dozens of welfare checks after an Optus outage left some callers unable to reach emergency services for more than an hour. The checks were carried out in response to concerns that people may have been unable to get through during the disruption.
WHO:Victoria Police
WHAT:Conducted dozens of welfare checks after an Optus outage affected access to emergency services.
WHEN:Sep 11, 2026
WHERE:Victoria, Australia
WHY:The welfare checks were triggered by an Optus outage that prevented some callers from reaching emergency services for more than an hour.
