Optus outage disrupts emergency calls in Australia

Australia

PROCESSING CONFIDENCE95%Model confidence in the classification from supplied reports

COVERAGE2 reports2 publisher domains

FIRST DETECTEDSep 12, 2026, 3:17 AM UTCFirst time DoomRadar attached a report to this event

LAST MATERIAL CHANGENo later material changeRoutine duplicate coverage does not count as a material update

WHAT HAPPENED

An Optus network outage disrupted emergency calling in Australia, prompting an apology from the telecommunications provider.

SO WHAT?

Failure of emergency communications can delay urgent assistance and create public-safety risks across affected areas.

SCORE CONTEXT

Why 57 is a meaningful score

5741–60

A score of 57 sits in DoomRadar's 41–60 band, which represents meaningful regional, economic or public impact. The score estimates potential severity and wider impact; it is not a probability or a forecast of losses.

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EVIDENCE

How much reporting is behind this event

2REPORTS

2PUBLISHER DOMAINS

95%PROCESSING CONFIDENCE

Processing confidence reflects the model's confidence in its event classification from the supplied reports. It does not mean every claim in every linked report is independently verified.

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