Australian Government Agencies, Workplaces Hit by Global Microsoft 365 Outage

A global Microsoft 365 failure has knocked out emails and workplace tools across the AFP, ASIO, and state government services.

Australian Government Agencies, Workplaces Hit by Global Microsoft 365 Outage

TL;DR

  • Thousands of Australian users reported problems with Microsoft services on November 13th.
  • Affected services included Outlook emails, Microsoft Teams, and Copilot.
  • The widespread disruption impacted Australian public services and law enforcement agencies.
  • Microsoft cited elevated infrastructure load as the likely cause of connectivity errors.