Optus outages and service status in Parkes, New South Wales

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

The chart below shows the number of Optus reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Parkes, 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 Parkes, New South Wales

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

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  Candy J (@LiveLrnExplore) reported 17 minutes ago from Parkes, New South Wales

  @Telstra This tweet brought to you by me piggy backing off my Optus phones fully functional mobile network data. Eftpos machines are unable to do this. So any work around has to come from Telstra or I have to get the bank to change to Optus.

Optus Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Humanitarianella (@BecauseImElle) reported 5 minutes ago

  Go digital they said. What that has got us? MyGov, Telstra, Optus hacked. Stolen identities, etc. This isn't even 1% the problem. Why keep pushing something that causes many problems & stress to everyday ppl? Tracing private citizens every move is the objective.

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  Jumbarrawa (@jumbarrawa) reported 7 minutes ago

  It's not like mainstream media dont know about ANY of this. 👇👇 In September 2017, the federal government announced a $50 million investment over seven years in the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC). The CEO was Rachael Falk. She led the independent review into the Optus and Medibank cyber breaches. She was appointed by the Minister for Home Affairs to the Expert Advisory Board for Australia’s 2023-2030 Cyber Security Strategy. In February 2025, Falk left the CSCRC to become a partner at Ashurst Risk Advisory—a return to the firm where she had worked as a lawyer in 1998. The CSCRC was not just a research centre. It was a revolving door—a place where a connected insider could build a network, then cash in.

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  Mian Ijaz Rabbani (@ijaz2021) reported 9 minutes ago

  Australia switched off its 3G network in 2024, since then Jazz IR roaming stopped working in Australia. Community raised it many times with Jazz, to always receive a reply to adjust network settings to no avail. Please talk with Singtel/Optus to restore Jazz IR in Australia.

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  Jason Anders (@Jet_Anders) reported 10 minutes ago

  @Optus @Optus @OptusNewsRoom when I try to dial out it tells me there is insufficient credit to make a call, when I text the balance check number it shows unlimited calls until the end of the day 31/07/2026 and the current time is midday AEST. Would this be a network issue?

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  Acid #Alientwt (@bOnGeY295) reported 12 minutes ago

  My internet has only gotten worse ots bullshit optus sucks

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  Robot Cave (@RobotCaveCom) reported 12 minutes ago

  Orbital robotics is quietly becoming a real commercial business, not a DARPA demo. Northrop's Mission Robotic Vehicle just launched on a Falcon 9 with two robotic arms and three detachable Mission Extension Pods. In 2027, it will autonomously dock with the Optus satellite at ~27,000 miles up and bolt on a pod to extend its life by 6 years. The Optus bird launched in 2009, designed for 15 years. It's not broken. It just needs propellant. That's the whole thesis here. The business model shift is what stands out. Operators buy and own the MEPs permanently attached to their spacecraft. That frees the MRV to keep servicing other vehicles, more like a mobile repair truck than a dedicated tug. Two MEVs have already delivered 10 years of combined life extension across three customers. The unit economics are starting to close. Autonomous proximity ops at GEO velocities, with no margin for error, is the hard part. Does the MRV's dual-arm approach give it enough dexterity to handle satellites it wasn't originally designed to service?

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  Katrina Larsen (@KatrinaLarsen) reported 16 minutes ago

  @optus_help I’m not entering my personal details to one more Optus representative. This needs to be escalated to the Ombudsman. No one can respond or communicate with me about this issue. And there has been absolutely no effort to restore services.

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  p 🪩 (@sideyisthegoat) reported 17 minutes ago

  feel like pure **** just want to be wharfie-timed at optus stadium

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  Khalil Kayal (@khalilkayalKK) reported 19 minutes ago

  @ozman024 Even during Ange's 2 seasons of Spurs I used a friend's Optus login.

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  Sue Davis (@Sueberry2) reported 19 minutes ago

  @blu_boys @Optus Go Aldi...roll over data, plans from $23, Telstra network, and currently double data on some plans for 6months if you start up before the end of September 2026.