Politics Now Did Labor ignore triple zero 'red flags'?
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Oct 7, 2025 Brett and Raf explore the alarming reliability of emergency call systems as bushfire season looms. They dive into past telco outages and the government's overlooked warnings. The duo debates proposed laws aimed at improving the system and critiques the sluggish government response to previous failures. They also examine the broader societal tensions in Australia reflecting current events and lament the loss of civility in public discourse. Tune in for insights on accountability and the necessity of cultural change to prevent future outages.
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Systemic Fragility Revealed
- Repeated telco outages exposed systemic fragility in the emergency call system.
- Governments delayed action despite clear recommendations and prior incidents.
Optus And Telstra Outage Examples
- Brett recounts Optus' October 2023 server upgrade crash and Telstra's March outage that misrouted calls.
- He highlights reviews that recommended end-to-end checks and a custodian which weren't implemented timely.
Make One Entity Accountable
- Appoint a single accountable 'triple zero custodian' to oversee the end-to-end emergency-call system.
- Require telcos to run and report robust end-to-end tests and immediately inform government on failures.