Australia news live: Telstra blames ‘software glitch’ for mass outage; more than 300 triple zero calls failed

Communications minister Anika Wells says it’s ‘very important that people do not make test calls to triple zero’. 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...