Mobile and internet services are affected as the telco says it is "looking into" the problem.

The telco believes a software defect is behind the outage

Telstra customers, as well as customers of mobile providers that use Telstra's network, have flooded outage detection websites with reports.

The widespread outage is affecting mobile calls and data connections, and has even prevented some businesses from processing payments.

The widespread outage is affecting mobile calls and data connections, and has even prevented some businesses from processing payments.

A crippling statewide cancellation of Victoria's regional trains, linked to a Telstra outage, is set to continue disrupting services into Thursday morning.

Telstra customers are reporting problems connecting to the internet and making calls this morning. Follow live.

A widespread Telstra outage has disrupted mobile and data connections across the network, halting local business payments and completely stalling V-Line train services throughout…

Mobile and internet services are affected as the telco says it is "looking into" the problem.

Trains in Victoria and NSW were brought to a standstill as thousands reported issues with their Telstra network on Wednesday morning.

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Eftpos terminals have been affected too, with some small businesses switching between payment machines and offering PayID transfers.

Telstra said about 90 per cent of calls were restored by 10am Wednesday. But phones weren’t the only technology impacted.

Carrier restoring mobile services after network used by millions goes down for many users, shutting down regional trains and affecting emergency calls

Services in the Hunter, between Sydney and Canberra, and around the Southern Highlands have been suspended. Meanwhile, some coal and freight trains have been halted for safety,…

Telstra is working rapidly to bring its mobile network back online, after hundreds of thousands of customers were caught up in a nationwide outage.

Stundenlange Flug-Verspätungen, ausgefallene Züge und gestörte Notrufe: Ein technischer Fehler im Telstra-Mobilfunknetz beeinträchtigt das öffentliche Leben in Australien…

Telstra is investigating what caused a national outage that stopped trains, transactions and some Triple Zero calls.

V/Line services have been thrown into chaos after a major Telstra outage affected signalling.

The network disruption – which brought trains, traffic lights and Eftpos payments to a halt – raises questions about the resilience of services