Police investigate elderly death possibly linked to Telstra outage in SA
Police launched an investigation into an elderly person's death at a South Australia hospital on Wednesday, potentially linked to a nationwide Telstra outage. Senator Kerrynne Liddle criticized the outage as ‘completely unacceptable’ after many Australians were unable to call emergency services. Telstra confirmed over 600 customers required welfare checks due to failed calls to triple-0.
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Published 09 Jul 2026, 22:56 UTC · Updated 09 Jul 2026, 23:00 UTC
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