Telstra network meltdown; Sydney safe house raid; Blues back home

7News Just In · Jul 9, 2026 · 5m

Telstra faces scrutiny after a nationwide outage prevented 639 callers from reaching emergency services triple zero, prompting investigations by the communications watchdog and calls for compensation. The software defect, which began at 4:30am, disrupted transport networks, small businesses and payment systems across Australia. Police in Sydney have charged 11 people following a raid on an alleged criminal safe house in Punchbowl, seizing five high-powered semi-automatic weapons, drugs, cash and 53 mobile phones as part of an ongoing crackdown on public place shootings.See…