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Telstra's Time Error Caused Major Outage | Melbourne News
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- Jul 10, 2026
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Summary
Telstra’s CEO Vicki Brady is facing backlash after a massive network outage crippled trains, payments, and emergency calls — all triggered by a software glitch that sent systems back to November 2006. Despite government warnings about the critical role of time-keeping infrastructure, a reset caused a domino effect, with backup systems failing to intervene. This isn’t an isolated incident — a similar outage in Jersey in 2020 also disrupted emergency services. Now, South Australia’s police are investigating a death linked to the outage, after a spouse couldn’t reach triple zero — though Telstra claims no record of the failure and confirms a separate call worked. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/8ec6070e254f51ad