Australia news live: hospitals hit by Optus outage; minister suggests ‘deep network problem’ to blame

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From 2h ago 15.49 EST Michelle Rowland suggests 'deep network problem' behind Optus blackout The minister for communications, Michelle Rowland, is speaking to ABC RN about the Optus outage. She said her information is limited at this stage, but it appears broadband and mobile services have been down for at least the last four hours. That would indicate potentially a deep network problem and one that is significant. I do know, having reached out to Optus and sought some advice, is that limited information [is available] at this stage, but Optus is trying to get to the bottom of it....