was a bot saying Australia epidemic then told me to press one if i'm Australian or two if im some other nationality

Sounds like penny wong

Trying to tell me that my phone number will be banned today. Let's wait and see.

Spam bot

Answered call then paid only half-attention when a recorded voice told me there's an 'emergency' (or 'epidemic') in Australia. Hung up at that point and blocked the number.

Caller: spam bot

Spam bot

Yep, got a similar message, I assume it's a bot