An inquiry into Optus’ emergency services telephone number outage in Australia, which resulted in two deaths, revealed a ...

Some phones in Australia can't call 000 because their phones are out of date. Here's how to check your phone to see if it's ...

Heavy rain, flash flooding and 125kmph winds from a destructive “bomb cyclone” continue to create havoc on Australia’s east coast, leaving thousands without power, roads closed and Sydney under flood ...

In September, an Optus network outage stopped some customers from calling triple-0. With four deaths linked to the outage, the incident has prompted serious discussions about the reliability of ...

Australia on Monday foreshadowed changes to the country's telecommunications industry after a major company’s failure to connect hundreds of emergency calls last week was linked to four deaths. Optus, ...

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. The concept is simple—if you need aid from police, fire, or ambulance, you ...