Microsoft outage affects global services, Queensland Health

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Microsoft outage affects global services, Queensland Health?

Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 57% are rated left, 29% are rated centre, 14% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 11. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Microsoft outage affects global services, Queensland Health left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Microsoft outage affects global services, Queensland Health biased?

Microsoft outage affects global services, Queensland Health is one event reported by 11 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Microsoft outage affects global services, Queensland Health?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Microsoft outage affects global services, Queensland Health?

11 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What services were affected by the Microsoft outage?

The global Microsoft outage affected access to services including Outlook and Teams. This impacted communication channels for government departments and public services, preventing staff from emailing each other.

Were emergency services compromised by the outage?

According to Queensland Health and Ambulance Services Minister Tim Nicholls, patient care and Triple Zero services were not compromised. He stated that these critical services continued to operate as intended.

Which government departments in Queensland were affected?

Queensland Health staff were unable to email each other. The Queensland Education Department and Brisbane City Council also reported being affected by the disruption to Microsoft services.