Optus apologises for outage disrupting emergency calls
By The BriefBrief
Singtel-owned Optus apologised for a 76-minute network glitch that disrupted emergency calls. The outage affected parts of Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.
WHO:Optus
WHAT:Optus apologised for a 76-minute outage that disrupted emergency calls.
WHEN:Reported Sep 11, 2026 at 10:12 PM ET
WHERE:Australia
WHY:The emergency-call disruption was caused by the network glitch.
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