Government launches review into Optus failure, urges compensation | ABC News

The federal government has announced an investigation into Wednesday’s massive Optus outage. The ABC’s political reporter Matthew Doran has more.

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Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said her department would undertake the review, adding it was critical the telecommunications industry learned from the incident.

She said the Australian Communications and Media Authority had already launched an investigation into whether emergency calls on mobiles were hampered during the outage.

“It’s very important that we undertake an investigation into compliance here, but also how improvements can be made in the future to ensure the safety of all Australians,” Ms Rowland said.

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