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Australia
ABC News AU
National & Local
Hearing reveals panic at Optus call centre as Triple Zero crisis unfolded
A Senate inquiry discusses the chaos that unfolded at an Optus call center during a significant failure of the Triple Zero emergency service system.
Feb 26 • 02:04 UTC
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UK
Guardian
National & Local
‘We need a helicopter to go find them’: 13-year-old’s triple zero call to save family stranded off WA coast revealed
A 13-year-old boy named Austin Appelbee called emergency services after swimming 4 kilometers to get help for his family stranded in rough waters off the Western Australian coast.
Feb 11 • 08:27 UTC
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Australia
ABC News AU
National & Local
Breaking: Boy's Triple Zero call to save family swept out to sea released
A 13-year-old boy's urgent Triple Zero call for help after his family was swept out to sea in Geographe Bay has been made public by police.
Feb 11 • 07:33 UTC
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Australia
ABC News AU
Crime & Justice
Man staged partner's murder scene before calling Triple Zero
A Canberra man, Adam Britt, confessed to murdering his partner Tiffany Spence and attempting to stage the scene to mislead emergency services.
Feb 10 • 06:16 UTC