Triple zero emergency calls affected by Telstra outage

NSW Police said people requiring emergency assistance were urged to call triple zero in the first instance, and if they could not get through, then call the national Police Assistance Line on 131 444.

News networks have reported Telstra said the cable was cut by an unknown party between Orange and Bowral around 2am, which sparked the outage. 

The outage is affecting calls in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia. 

As always, only call for genuine emergencies only.