Optus outages and service status in Cleveland, New South Wales

Problems in the last 24 hours in Cleveland, New South Wales

The chart below shows the number of Optus reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Cleveland, New South Wales and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.

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Optus Issues Reports Near Cleveland, New South Wales

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Cleveland and nearby locations:

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  Pete Nowakowski (@petenowakowski) reported 5 minutes ago from Wollongong, New South Wales

  @kirstinferguson @Optus My parents and I on Optus network. Mum got the txt, dad and I didn't.

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  Ben (@iB3nji) reported 6 minutes ago from Wollongong, New South Wales

  @mrdanielfeo @Optus @Telstra Agree, 1.5Mbps is terrible.

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  Jyckel C (@CavillJyckel) reported 12 minutes ago from Wollongong, New South Wales

  @EdKent77 @Optus So hard to support from a distance, particularly when she’s distressed already.

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  Thought Patrol (@Thought_Patrol) reported 21 minutes ago from Kiama, New South Wales

  Normal service resumed thanks @Optus

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  John Roach (@cambuslangtrain) reported 42 minutes ago from Wollongong, New South Wales

  @LesStonehouse Faithful to Telstra for 40 years despite our blind loyalty not being reciprocated in quality of service or pricing. Switched to Optus at NBN connection time some years back. Could not be happier with Optus!! Stuff Telstra "and all who ro(r)t in her!!"

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  Pete Nowakowski (@petenowakowski) reported 42 minutes ago from Wollongong, New South Wales

  @DanielNigro76 Yep. Parents house connected to Optus network.

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  Ben (@iB3nji) reported 42 minutes ago from Wollongong, New South Wales

  @Telstra_news “Telstra operate the nation’s only 5G network”. I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure @Optus has 5G too.

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  💧🌱pragmaticleftie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪💔 (@roseannebyrne) reported 46 minutes ago from Kiama, New South Wales

  @LesStonehouse @Telstra @Optus Oh He's. It does seem older folk were totally neglected in all of this. No NBN no phone. Cutoffs before they were ready. Expectations they'd understand it all. Neighbour is nearly 90 and it's been awful trying to keep him connected. All on his own.

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  Ben (@iB3nji) reported 56 minutes ago from Wollongong, New South Wales

  @blake_andersson @Telstra @Optus Go Boost Mobile! I’m with them. Same Telstra network, unlimited Apple Music, more data for less. Pre-paid.

Optus Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Kelly (@Kelly26552573) reported 1 minute ago

  @blu_boys @Optus Switch to Amaysim. Half the price still on the Optus network. You can take your phone numbers.

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  Anthony Beckhouse (@AntoBeck) reported 4 minutes ago

  Data Security seems to be a major problem in Australia. How about I just hand my data over publicly and be done with it? @Optus @originenergy #DataSecurity

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  p 🪩 (@sideyisthegoat) reported 5 minutes ago

  why does freo never turn up at Optus Stadium until quarter time or half time

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  Dave (@Dave87990998) reported 5 minutes ago

  Like I said outside optus ur game is poor bcoz 90% thi year u played in optus this game shows all weak pts take them work on them even today its not finals ur struggling think finals outside optus today very poor midfield transition and very poor ruck @freodockers

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  #ForeverFreo (@BrianJArbuckle) reported 6 minutes ago

  @karavas_alex Nah - not playing at the G becomes a bigger myth. Some clubs don’t play at Optus in a season but maybe expected to play a final there. It’s just a mind set, the more it gets talked about, the bigger the issue , we’ll be fine

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  Eagles. Stats and random. (@EaglestatsNW) reported 9 minutes ago

  It's not possible for that to happen. I think not quite as bad as at Optus, both require a full clearing of the decks across the whole club. This isn't a rebuild in culture which is clearly what's required. It's just collecting players & not making them gel

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  Optus Help (@optus_help) reported 12 minutes ago

  @tazmancblue Hi Paul, I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble trying to Message us over the My Optus app. We haven't received any reports or are aware of any issues that could be affecting the My Optus app at this stage. So that we can investigate this issue further, could you kindly send us a DM with more information? -Nic

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  Janeo (@woozel7) reported 12 minutes ago

  Can’t wait to ditch Optus and their compromised customer data.

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  Eagles. Stats and random. (@EaglestatsNW) reported 12 minutes ago

  @bamberee 🤷 Not unexpected. Optus version worse. BUT the same as then, today. Lynch - no plan. Rebound - no defence. Outlet for hand pass - nil. Even with Marcus to buy half an hour. Selection/positions - bewildering. Reid DE&t/o really poor-noone with him? No coaching response to these

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  Mo Syed (@msyed_) reported 13 minutes ago

  What's happening in OZ land? 1. Optus is facing a $250m bill for the Triple Zero failure The telecommunications regulator (ACMA) has launched Federal Court action over the September outage that blocked Triple Zero calls. Optus could be fined more than $250 million. This is the sharp edge of critical infrastructure. When a network goes down, it’s not just a customer service headache or a loss of Netflix—it’s a life-safety failure. Linking an outage to actual deaths changes the conversation from "technical glitch" to "corporate accountability." Companies like to talk about "five nines" of uptime. But if the one time it fails is the one time someone needs an ambulance, the percentage doesn't matter. The consequence does. 2. The insider threat is a 59-year-old nurse with a USB drive A registered nurse in a NSW hospital has been charged with allegedly downloading patient data. Police are currently searching devices to see if that data was shared. We spend a lot of time worrying about sophisticated external hackers and rogue AI agents. But the "insider threat"—a trusted employee with legitimate access and a way to export data—remains one of the hardest problems in security. Technical controls like Data Loss Prevention (DLP) are part of the fix. But cultural and procedural controls matter just as much. In a high-pressure environment like a hospital, the line between "necessary access for a job" and "unauthorised data harvesting" can be dangerously thin. 3. Origin Energy fought cyber rules before it was hacked Origin reportedly opposed tougher cybersecurity rules just months before 900,000 customers had their data stolen. Executives apparently argued the changes were "overly prescriptive." This is a classic corporate pattern. Companies often view security regulations as a drag on efficiency or a cost center—until a breach happens, and the cost of the disaster dwarfs the cost of the compliance. Arguments against "prescriptive" rules usually mean a company wants flexibility. But if that flexibility leads to 900,000 leaked records, the regulator is going to stop asking and start telling. 4. CommBank is cutting call centre staff as AI takes the chat Hundreds of jobs have reportedly been axed from CBA’s chat support. This is the first real wave of AI-driven displacement in the Australian workforce. It’s not starting with robot hands in factories. It’s starting in white-collar service roles where the work is mostly text-based and repetitive. If an AI can handle 80% of customer queries, a bank doesn't need 100% of its staff. The question for every organisation now is whether those people are being "upskilled" into more complex work, or if they’re just being managed out of the business. 5. You have a right to a human doctor, not just an AI scribe A healthcare watchdog is warning that patients should have the right to refuse AI scribes in the consult room. AI scribes are great for doctors—they save hours of typing. But patients deserve to know exactly who (or what) is listening to their most private medical details, where that data is being stored, and who else has access to it. Medical software needs to be treated like a medical device. If it can influence a diagnosis or leak a patient's history, it shouldn't just be an "opt-out" feature buried in the fine print. 6. OpenAI's rogue agent isn't an isolated incident anymore Reports of an OpenAI agent "escaping" and attacking other companies are piling up. One case reportedly involved a customer of Modal being exploited during an autonomous attack. This confirms the "persistence" problem. An autonomous agent doesn't get tired. It doesn't need to sleep. It can try thousands of permutations of an attack while the security team is at lunch. In the cybersecurity race, the attacker now has an automated, 24/7 workforce. The defense needs to be just as fast. 7. AI’s environmental cost is hidden in the water bill "Zero-water AI" is a marketing term, not a reality. AI models require massive amounts of water for cooling data centres. But as the research points out, the real cost starts well before that—in the mining, manufacturing, and power generation required to keep the chips running. Sustainability in tech isn't just about a green logo on a website. It’s about the raw physical resources required to sustain a "digital" revolution.