Why is your phone going off? Don't be alarmed, it's a warning system test
By Eliza Bidstrup and Piper Duffy
This week, phones in some regional towns have received a warning text alert and emitted an alarm as part of national warning system testing. Next month, your phone could receive it too.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-20/ausalert-warning-system-testing-regional-australia/106815398
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Why is your phone going off? Don't be alarmed, it's a warning system test
This week, phones in some regional towns have received a warning text alert and emitted an alarm as part of national warning system testing. Next month, your phone could receive it too.
VicRoads chief 'sorry' over week-long website outages
By Alex Sinnott
VicRoads has apologised after a week-long series of technological glitches meant motorists could not register new vehicles or book driving tests.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-16/vic-vicroads-website-crash-causes-motorist-frustration/106802566
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VicRoads chief 'sorry' over week-long website outages
VicRoads has apologised after a week-long series of technological glitches meant motorists could not register new vehicles or book driving tests.
Communities ravaged by WA bushfires concerned about coming season, despite being better prepared
Locals and authorities in towns devastated by bushfire in recent years have ongoing concerns about mobile black spots, stretched volunteers and community preparedness in the state's south-west.
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