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Missing messages no barrier to government declaring trial of new national emergency test a success

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The Australian government has declared the trial of the new AusAlert national emergency system a success, despite widespread reports of technical issues. The test, conducted today, involved sending emergency notifications to millions of mobile devices across the country to evaluate the system's reach and effectiveness.

While the government confirmed that millions of devices successfully received the alert, many Australians reported that their phones did not receive the message or experienced significant delays. Officials stated that they are currently investigating these reports and noted that it will take time to determine the exact number of devices that failed to receive the notification.

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