‘Looks like we’ll have to talk to people’: Australia sent back to time before email with major Microsoft outage
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Government services and schools impacted by Outlook and Teams issue as company says fix not ‘taking as expected’ Microsoft begins restoring services as global outage affects Outlook and Teams Australian schools, courts and government services have been hurled back in time to how business used to be done after a global Microsoft outage caused emails and online meetings to go dark. Australians began reporting issues with Microsoft 365 – which includes Outlook and Teams – just before 5am AEST on Friday, according to Down Detector. The problem appeared to peak at 9.22am with more than 5,500 reports of problems, including trouble opening and sending emails, before reports began to dip. Continue reading...
Directly affected
- MSFT Microsoft+1.6% 30d
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- EWA iShares MSCI Australia ETF+2.4% 30d
iShares MSCI Australia ETF holds stocks listed in Australia, which this story is about (“australia”).
- BHP BHP Group-6.9% 17d
BHP Group (metal mining) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“australia”) reaches its shares.
- IREN Iren-52.8% 30d
Iren (finance services) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“australia”) reaches its shares.
- MESO Mesoblast
Mesoblast (biological products, (no diagnostic substances)) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“australia”) reaches its shares.
- EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF-0.7% 6d
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Australia, which this story is about.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT | +1.45% | +1.95% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| EWA | +0.02% | +0.68% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| BHP | -0.81% | +0.73% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| IREN | +11.12% | +1.26% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| MESO | +8.99% | +7.04% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| EFA | -2.05% | +0.34% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
Government services and schools impacted by Outlook and Teams issue as company says fix not ‘taking as expected’ Microsoft begins restoring services as global outage affects Outlook and Teams Australian schools, courts and government servi…
Source: The Guardian
This story
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHP | three days earlier | +0.73% | final price |
| BHP | five days earlier | -0.81% | final price |
| EFA | three days earlier | +0.34% | final price |
| EFA | five days earlier | -2.05% | final price |
| EWA | three days earlier | +0.68% | final price |
| EWA | five days earlier | +0.02% | final price |
| IREN | three days earlier | +1.26% | final price |
| IREN | five days earlier | +11.12% | final price |
| MESO | three days earlier | +7.04% | final price |
| MESO | five days earlier | +8.99% | final price |
| MSFT | three days earlier | +1.95% | final price |
| MSFT | five days earlier | +1.45% | final price |
Congressional trades in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Microsoft (MSFT) (held by a dependent child), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 28 Oct 2026. That is 16 days before publication. Filed 5 Nov 2026. View the filing.
- Sen. Shelley M Capito sold Microsoft (MSFT) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 21 Oct 2026. That is 23 days before publication. Filed 4 Nov 2026. View the filing.
- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse sold Microsoft (MSFT) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 15 Oct 2026. That is 29 days before publication. Filed 2 Nov 2026. View the filing.
- Sen. John Boozman sold EFA (jointly held), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 9 Sep 2026. That is 65 days before publication. Filed 21 Oct 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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12 out of 100
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