Optus to allow independent investigation into outage linked to deaths | ABC NEWS
Telecommunications giant Optus has confirmed it will facilitate and independent investigation into its widespread outage which disrupted access to emergency calls for customers in South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
Three confirmed deaths have been linked to the inability to call 000 during the network blackout, while a fourth one is suspected.
Optus CEO Stephen Rue attributed the incident to a firewall upgrade.
Emergency Management Minister Kristy McBain is urging a review of Optus protocols as the federal government pledges to scrutinise the incident as well.
Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-20/premier-slams-optus-over-triple-0-outage-linked-to-deaths/105797404
ABC NEWS provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It’s news when you want it, from Australia’s most trusted news organisation.
For more from ABC NEWS, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY
Watch more ABC NEWS content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1
Go deeper on our ABC NEWS In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2
Like ABC NEWS on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au
Follow ABC NEWS on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au
Follow ABC NEWS on X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/abcnews
Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated.
#ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcnewschannel
