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Problems in the last 24 hours
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Telstra users through our website.
- Phone (55%)
- Internet (28%)
- Total Blackout (8%)
- Wi-fi (5%)
- E-mail (4%)
- TV (0%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Telstra outage reports came from the following cities: Sydney, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Mangalore, Newcastle, Joondalup, Arumpo, Cook, Tullah, Dubbo, Wollongong, and Bathurst.
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 Sydney
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Internet | 4 hours ago |
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Hobart
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Internet | 9 hours ago |
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Melbourne
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Phone | 18 hours ago |
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Sydney
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Internet | 21 hours ago |
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Perth
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Total Blackout | 1 day ago |
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Brisbane
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Internet | 1 day ago |
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Telstra Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Chaz Michael Michaels (@centreozzy) reported@Batman2242 I remember before Telstra (telecom) at the time was privatised, phone calls and line rental was expensive. Since the phone network was opened up and privatised phone deals are way cheaper
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Lisa (@Lisa9Sophia) reportedTelstra are the Great and Powerful Oz in the Wizard of Oz, who when you pull away the curtain, is a conman Telstra just admitted to using the crowdsourced outage report website DownDetector when their system fails Does that make sense? So Telstra are a $54 BILLION company who rely on crowdfunding to protect Australians access to emergency services So people’s lives are at risk and they are urgently calling 000 while Telstra executives are checking DownDetector. The CEO is paid $7 million+ a year and this is the result. Telstra HQ:
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ted sowden - woke as!! 💧🌾🔥🚒🧸 💉💉💉🌈💡 (@sowdented) reported@noplaceforsheep l was shopp'n and had it in my back pocket!! checked it latter, "no sim, no service" on my opening page!! opened it up and didn't know if l had service or not!! sent my self a txt but didn't get it!! turned it off and back on, got the telstra bit, but still no msg!!
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Richo (@Richo38896671) reported@Telstra @Jess_H19 What's that going to prove? For the last couple of days my Internet has been useless. I have tried to do a speed test but your link wouldn't open! The service at present is intermittent. When it works it's fine. A speed test is only a snap shot. When it doesn't it doesn't.
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NewsTongue (@NewsTongueX) reported🔴 Telstra CEO faces parliamentary inquiry over nationwide outage affecting emergency calls, payments Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady will testify Friday before an emergency parliamentary inquiry into last week's outage that knocked out triple zero emergency calls, disrupted payment systems, and stopped trains in two Australian states. Greens communication spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young said: "Telstra, just like Optus, has put their profits ahead of public safety and public service for far too long, and the law allows them to." • Telstra accepting compensation claims from affected customers and small businesses with supporting evidence
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Neil Christie (@NeilChrist95113) reported@jswharton @lesstenny Costello sorted out labor’debt, privatized Telstra and a few more costly companies and went on ,now take fuckn notice!!!,11 consecutive surpluses,now it’s just reckless spending as the reserve bank says,labour has never and will not so equal that record
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tahlia 🐝 🇪🇸 (@talistri) reported@piacetri i never ever call marvel stadium marvel it’s always telstra dome or etihad
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syknal ❤️🔥 // (@toxictragician) reported@Far2Fast are you with vodafone? my partners phone didn’t go off, but his work phone did (telstra service on it)
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Karen Smith (@mintomusings) reportedI get no telco can guarantee no network outages, but they can guarantee replacing ageing equipment when it’s needed. @Telstra hasn’t explained WHY it decided not to replace a $30k piece of infrastructure, particularly when it’s responsible for maintaining the Triple 0 network.
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John Young (@JohnYoung146083) reported@SkyNewsAust Are @Telstra suggesting that all 3 network time servers were/are hosted in the same physical chassis? Seems fundamentally flawed? Also, do they not continually scan for vulnerabilities and end of service? @sarahinthesen8 something sounds fishy.
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John Young (@JohnYoung146083) reported@ReutersAsia Are @Telstra suggesting that all 3 network time servers were/are hosted in the same physical chassis? Seems fundamentally flawed? Also, do they not continually scan for vulnerabilities and end of service? @sarahinthesen8 something sounds fishy.
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Luke Weston (@lukeweston) reportedVery plausible and likely explanation for the Telstra timekeeping issue.
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Raymond McKeown (@RaymondKeown3) reportedSo, we are now being told by Telstra, that the Indian code cutters, misunderstood the message about how to fix a problem they knew about, but did not communicate what the so called fix was The Telstra Net Result was to fix a problem create another bigger prblem And that CEO shelia keeps her $multi-million job? Anyone there Shareholders?
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KezM (@KezSniper) reported@Telstra Seriously? What a joke, I’ve has **** service ever since.
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Sport Nut (@SportNut007) reported@mikeoniron @Telstra @Starlink Telstra sucks. They connected my internet at my OLD address but still charged my new address I didn’t have anything with them but mobile ph at old address
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John Young (@JohnYoung146083) reported@7NewsSydney Are @Telstra suggesting that all 3 network time servers were/are hosted in the same physical chassis? Seems fundamentally flawed? Also, do they not continually scan for vulnerabilities and end of service? @sarahinthesen8 something sounds fishy.
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Christian (@truechristianh) reported@realRick_AUS Don’t hold your breath! The aus government will reprivatise Telstra and ban Starlink before that happens. We’ll get higher prices and a shitter service!
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Ferdie Khnopff (@FKhnopff) reported@strangerous10 Telstra had a risk assessment signed off by the PM which said mitigations in place to isolate any faults, which were unlikely, & consequences was rated low. This meant the expenditure could be deferred. It was not a technical or a people problem. It was a pass the buck problem.
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Paddy (@Dabatsau) reported@7NewsMelbourne But you still have to go with an Aus provider as they own the leases on the spectrum it uses and are the only ones to provide service in buildings and high density areas. Optus & Telstra already can provide sms via starlink with calls and data in a few years. So no - the major telcos are not under threat.
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manukoreri (Nick Chesterfield) 🇵🇸❤️🖤💛🇵🇸 (@manukoreri) reportedSlow clap @Telstra with your #AusAlert @nemagovau Standing within eyesight of a tower and it took 6 min 55 to come through after everyone nearby on other networks got it. 7 minutes of delay means this is not fit for purpose. Your incompetence is proof this isn't a conspiracy.
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I fix ****. its what i do ! (@HoolyMcg) reported@BrowntownBrew @Batman2242 We gave up on Telstra years ago Were one of the first in our area to take up starlink. It’s now quite slow because everyone else has done the same
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Maarten 1947 *One Man's Opinion. (@Maarten1947) reportedMaybe a $30Million Fine might make Telstra take it's Corporate responsibility more serious. $30 Thousand Server replacement/ $30 Million Fine shareholders might assume is a No Brainer when it comes down to Common Sense.decisions.
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Theofatcat (@Theofatcat) reportedI’m wondering if Telstra Optus etc will cope on Monday 27th when all the emergency services etc are planned to be delivered to phones
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Tr3ggs (@Tr3ggs) reported@FREAK0NAUT @Nd172557208 So you spend the 30k and make it a redundant fail over rather than a single fail point. Still a rounding error for Telstra.
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Susan Peak (@SusanGPeak) reported@Michelle71966 SORRY about 'dad' and tech issues. I feel the same (mind you, I'm probably younger than dad), but we weren't brought up with devices. Also, companies take shortcuts to save cash. Updates and safeguards are avoided. In Australia, telco Telstra has failed us. Put lives at risk.
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stranger (@strangerous10) reportedBreaking: Telstra has admitted in Estimates they were repeatedly warned since 2022 by the software manufacturer that their outage-causing software was out of date inc a reminder early 2026, & Telstra even discovered a “fault” with it themselves in Oct 2025, but still did nothing
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Mark Flynn (@mjfly1) reported@titchashen Yeah, once upon a time a change like this was tested in a dedicated test & evaluation lab that represented the network, including redundancy, but it looks like now Telstra, but hopefully not other critical service providers, don’t bother. Guess they don’t have test staff anymore
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Aussie XRP (@LukeRichar6071) reported@IRONDLDAD I do find the timing very sus, could Deffs be related. Same with the massive Telstra outage ect last week, still no word of why that was
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Evans Electric (@tsport100) reportedA guy moved into a new apartment. Only “official” internet was FTTN NBN — $90/month for a pathetic 30 Mbps down max. He called Telstra and Optus. Both said “5G Fixed Wireless not available at your address.” He checked a cell tower map anyway. Half a dozen towers within a couple km. Bought a GL.iNet GL-X3000NR 5G router + built a DIY 4x4 MIMO LPDA external antenna. Result? 800 Mbps download / 170 Mbps upload. 25x faster. $75/month. Same building. Here’s exactly how he did it 🧵
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Amicus Curiae (@AmicusCuri99068) reportedoh yeah WE KNEW THAT! coverage went to **** and still IS!4gs ****** It’s true; the 3G shutdown created mobile coverage ghost towns Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady has revealed a Starlink workaround for Australians unable to call triple-0 after the 3G shutdown created mobile dead zones. (paywalled Tiser)