emergency services

Albanese Government tightens rules on telco performance and penalties

Adrianne Saplagio

November 16, 2025

Oversight of the Triple Zero system has been strengthened with Parliament passing new Albanese Government legislation. The new laws give…

Government moves to strengthen Triple Zero system after Optus outage

Commsadmin

October 27, 2025

Australians are outraged by the recent Optus outage that caused more than 600 Triple Zero calls to fail. The law…

ACCAN urges government action to restore trust in emergency communications

Adrianne Saplagio

October 10, 2025

ACCAN has raised serious concerns over another Optus outage affecting emergency access in the Illawarra and is calling for independent…

Fatal Optus outage exposes urgent need for telco accountability

Adrianne Saplagio

October 10, 2025

ACCAN has called for urgent action after an Optus outage caused hundreds of failed Triple Zero calls and raised serious…

How to prepare for telecom and power outages during disasters

Jaw de Guzman

July 12, 2022

As much as we should be thankful for how much technological advancements have made our modes of communication more efficient…