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

<p>This blog is now closed</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/08/telstra-outage-down-network-mobile-outages-today">Telstra outage: Telco apologises for major time-keeping issue that hit mobiles, trains and triple-zero calls</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Telstra outage reported to be cause of Victoria train stoppage</strong></p><p>There is a long list of cancelled trains on the official V/line site, but the TL/DR is that Victoria’s regional train network has ground to a halt.</p><p>Due to a radio network fault affecting the network, services are currently unable to operate …</p><p>Passengers are advised to defer travel where possible.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/08/anthony-albanese-pacific-diplomacy-state-of-origin-labor-coalition-recession-unemployment-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>