Australia news live: major Telstra network outages shut down regional trains in Victoria and NSW and impact triple-zero calls

Acting communications minister warns ‘large number of mobile calls and connections’ affected. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTelstra outage reported to be cause of Victoria train stoppageThere is a long list of cancelled trains on the official V/line site, but the TL/DR is that Victoria’s regional train network has ground to a halt.Due to a radio network fault affecting the network, services are currently unable to operate …Passengers are advised to defer travel where possible. Continue reading...