TPG chief executive says he has ‘no idea’ why his telco only learned of its customer’s death on Monday Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anika Wells’ office was wrongly told no one had died after failing to connect to the triple-zero network in September, leaving the communications minister and her department in the dark about the fatality for more than 10 weeks, an inquiry has heard. The view inside Wells’ department only shifted after Telstra scrambled to clarify the situation on Monday night – just hours before it was due to front a parliamentary inquiry into the triple-zero network. Continue reading...
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TUE · 2025-12-09 · 09:15 GMTBRIEF NSR-2025-1209-1681
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Second death linked to triple-zero connection failure revealed as explosive inquiry hears minister was not informed
An inquiry revealed that the Australian Communications Minister, Anika Wells, was not informed about a second death linked to a triple-zero connection failure in September. Wells' office was incorrectly told that no one had died after failing to connect to the emergency network.
Dan Jervis-Bardy Chief political correspondentThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2025-12-09 · 09:15 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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An inquiry revealed that the Australian Communications Minister, Anika Wells, was not informed about a second death linked to a triple-zero connection failure in September. Wells' office was incorrectly told that no one had died after failing to connect to the emergency network. The department remained unaware of the fatality for over ten weeks. Telstra clarified the situation on Monday night, just before a parliamentary inquiry into the triple-zero network. TPG's chief executive stated he didn't know why his company only learned of the customer's death on Monday.
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Telstra scrambled to clarify the situation on Monday night.
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The communications minister and her department were in the dark about the fatality for more than 10 weeks.
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Anika Wells’ office was wrongly told no one had died after failing to connect to the triple-zero network in September.
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TPG chief executive says he has ‘no idea’ why his telco only learned of its customer’s death on Monday
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