‘Software glitch’ blamed for mass outage – as it happened

A major software glitch at Telstra caused a widespread outage affecting mobile services, including critical emergency calls and train operations in Victoria. The fault led to a complete halt in the regional train network, causing significant disruption. This incident highlights the vulnerability of essential services to technical failures, raising questions about the resilience of Australia's telecommunications infrastructure. Telstra has apologized and is working to resolve the issue, but the event underscores the potential chaos when interconnected systems fail.