Victoria’s Triple Zero system was forced offline for several hours overnight, triggering major inefficiencies in the call-taking and dispatch process.
Friday 17 October 2025
smh.com.au - 3 days ago
Triple Zero dispatchers forced to use pen and paper during hours-long outage


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Breast cancer leaves tattoo ‘battle scars’, but with a little help Louise is having hers removed
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Everywhere you look this weekend, women will be wearing bald caps. If you know, you know
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Gout Gout put on notice as Aussie teen Uwezo Lubenda sends message with record-breaking run
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Breast cancer leaves tattoo ‘battle scars’, but with a little help Louise is having hers removed
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Breast cancer leaves tattoo ‘battle scars’, but with a little help Louise is having hers removed
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Breast cancer leaves tattoo ‘battle scars’, but with a little help Louise is having hers removed
- theage.com.au
Breast cancer leaves tattoo ‘battle scars’, but with a little help Louise is having hers removed
- theage.com.au
Camper says he didn’t think he would survive after going missing for nine days
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Camper says he didn’t think he would survive after going missing for nine days
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Swing maestro leading next gen of Aussie quicks … but ‘pinnacle’ awaits after $146k pay rise
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The $60 million tax probe, the Qld sports facilities, and the OnlyFans creator
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The $60 million tax probe, the Qld sports facilities, and the OnlyFans creator
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OpenAI Pauses Sora AI Videos of Martin Luther King Jr. as Inappropriate Deepfakes Flood the App
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Prince Andrew to give up royal title of Duke of York after talks with King Charles
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The bond that turned Diamonds into ‘fortress’; MVP’s shock as skipper ‘plays second fiddle’
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Contract criminals with no links to their victims are hired online. Innocent people are being killed
- theage.com.au
Contract criminals with no links to their victims are hired online. Innocent people are being killed
- brisbanetimes.com.au
Contract criminals with no links to their victims are hired online. Innocent people are being killed
- brisbanetimes.com.au
Contract criminals with no links to their victims are hired online. Innocent people are being killed
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Contract criminals with no links to their victims are hired online. Innocent people are being killed
- smh.com.au
Contract criminals with no links to their victims are hired online. Innocent people are being killed
- theage.com.au
Nothing to see here: Geocon says the only work going on at the Phillip pool is for maintenance
- canberratimes.com
Why former Block contestants sold their house to fund a ‘ridgey didge’ renovation show
- theage.com.au
If Jamie Melham wins the Caulfield Cup, it’d be the feel-good story of the spring
- brisbanetimes.com.au
Girls and boys given equal places in selective schools under radical overhaul
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Former student sues college over schoolyard scuffle that left him quadriplegic
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Gungahlin still waiting for a cinema because developer hasn t pulled their finger out
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Critics question taxpayer millions for Maggie Beer Foundation to improve food in aged care
- brisbanetimes.com.au
‘He said he would burn the evidence off’: Domestic violence survivor says she was failed by ankle monitoring
- brisbanetimes.com.au
It’s almost time for cyclists to farewell the ‘really outrageous’ 55 steps at Milsons Point
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Gone fishin’: Marsh’s blunt Ashes recall response and the spark for stunning resurgence
- news.com.au
From leader to lobbyist: How Morris Iemma opens doors for Sydney property developers
- theage.com.au
Michelle Payne’s rise to the top was swift – then came stalkers, the agony and the heartbreak
- theage.com.au
A $200 million redevelopment transformed this office block into homes. Could others follow suit?
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Cost of complacency: We must compel corporations to take data protection seriously
- brisbanetimes.com.au
Kristie and Isabel are the faces of WA’s youth homelessness crisis. Here’s what can be done to help them
- brisbanetimes.com.au
Michelle Payne’s rise to the top was swift – then came stalkers, the agony and the heartbreak
- brisbanetimes.com.au
A $200 million redevelopment transformed this office block into homes. Could others follow suit?
- brisbanetimes.com.au
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From leader to lobbyist: How Morris Iemma opens doors for Sydney property developers
- brisbanetimes.com.au
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- brisbanetimes.com.au
Michelle Payne’s rise to the top was swift – then came stalkers, the agony and the heartbreak
- brisbanetimes.com.au
A $200 million redevelopment transformed this office block into homes. Could others follow suit?
- brisbanetimes.com.au
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- brisbanetimes.com.au
Having a serious political battle? There’s one approach this author will never take
- brisbanetimes.com.au
Kristie and Isabel are the faces of WA’s youth homelessness crisis. Here’s what can be done to help them
- smh.com.au
Michelle Payne’s rise to the top was swift – then came stalkers, the agony and the heartbreak
- smh.com.au
A $200 million redevelopment transformed this office block into homes. Could others follow suit?
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New Claim Date for AT T s $177 Million Privacy Settlement. See if You re Eligible and Learn How to File
- cnet.com