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Nationwide Optus outage impacts millions of Australians

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 9 Nov 2023, 5:33pm
An Optus sign hangs above its store in Sydney, Australia. Photo / AP
An Optus sign hangs above its store in Sydney, Australia. Photo / AP

Nationwide Optus outage impacts millions of Australians

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 9 Nov 2023, 5:33pm

The Australian Government's launching a review into the nationwide Optus outage affecting millions.

Customers started to report an inability to access both mobile and home internet services around 6am yesterday - with emergency services unable to communicate and trains in Melbourne brought to a halt.

Services are gradually being restored.

Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says millions of Australians were left 'vulnerable' as a result of the outage.

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