# Minister defends emergency calls amid probe into Telstra outage death claim

Australian minister Taylor has defended Senator Sarah Henderson’s handling of triple-zero calls, as South Australian police investigate a death allegedly linked to a Telstra network outage. The case raises concerns about emergency service reliability and political accountability during critical infrastructure failures.

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## Sources

### World
- [The Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/09/telstra-outage-triple-zero-calls-angus-taylor-sarah-henderson) — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:02:23 GMT