# What caused Telstra meltdown

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Podcast: [The World Today full episode](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-today-full-episode-1127413)
Published: 2026-07-08T02:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/worldtoday/what-caused-telstra-meltdown/106878856
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## Resource

What caused the massive outage across the telco's networks this morning.

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