Think carefully before you call Triple Zero
![A policeman is seen on his phone at the scene of the car accident on June 07, 2020 in Townsville, Australia.](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/f3c2162/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1013+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdrupal%2Fyourlanguage%2Fpublic%2Fpodcast_images%2Fpolice_on_the_road_does_traffic_management.jpg&imwidth=1280)
A policeman is seen on his phone at the scene of the car accident on June 07, 2020 in Townsville, Australia. Source: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
The police urge people in Australia to save Triple Zero (000) for emergencies only and contact the police for non-urgent incidents through other assistance lines. If your call to Triple Zero is not for an emergency, you might be delaying people in life-threatening situations from getting help in time.
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