Greens spokesperson for communications and Senator for South Australia, Sarah Hanson-Young:
“It’s becoming clearer and clearer Australia needs an overhaul of the triple zero system. It is failing to keep up with changing technology and failing to deliver the most basic of essential services.
“It is a system that is clearly out of date, that relies on whether someone in an emergency has the right phone in their hand – putting people’s lives at risk.
“Sadly, and most worryingly, it’s the most vulnerable who are at the most risk – the elderly and the poorest in our community.