Microsoft outage disrupts services for Australians and global users

A global Microsoft outage has spread to Australia, disrupting access to services including Outlook, Teams, and Microsoft 365 for over 1,500 local users and more than 130,000 people worldwide. Microsoft reported on X that "a number of servers" became "unexpectedly unavailable," prompting the company to pause all deployments and configuration changes while investigating the cause. Affected services also include SharePoint Online and AI CoPilot. The company has initiated a restart of all affected servers and is testing a new configuration, stating it is "aggressively pursuing all pathways to reduce impact" as it works to safely return services to operation.