YIKES: 30,000 Former Current Telstra Employees Have Had Info Leaked In Another Data Breach Telstra reckons it's an attempt to "profit from the Optus breach". Pedestrian.tv · Oct 4, 2022
Australia Post expands from the letterbox to home internet services AusPost is wading into the home internet market, offering NBN service for purchase in-store and online as customers slip away from big telcos. The New Daily · Oct 4, 2022
Australia's Telstra hit by data breach, two weeks after attack on Optus Australia's largest telecoms firm Telstra Corp Ltd said on Tuesday it had suffered what it called a small data breach, a disclosure that comes two weeks after its main rival Optus was left reeling by a massive cyberattack. Reuters · Oct 4, 2022
Telstra workers face data leak, Optus hands over customer details Following Optus' woes, thousands of Telstra workers have had their details leaked onto the dark web thanks to a third-party security breach. The New Daily · Oct 4, 2022
Telstra dials up wind power generation Wind power in Queensland will be bankrolled by Telstra as the telecommunications giant aims to be 100 per cent powered by renewable electricity by 2025. AAP · Oct 3, 2022
Ruling on Telstra-TPG deal due in December The competition watchdog says it needs more time to assess Telstra and TPG's network sharing pact and will likely rule on it in early December. AAP · Sep 30, 2022
TPG offers to pay $5m for overpromising NBN speeds after admitting breach of consumer law Telco reaches agreement with ACCC to avoid contested hearing after 21,000 customers sold internet plans unable to hit top speeds The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2022
Regional towns struggle for service, with Telstra set to switch off 3G in 2024 Some regional areas are concerned what will happen when Telstra switches off its 3G signal in two years time. ABC News · Sep 14, 2022
Customers pay a price for loyalty to their telco, but SIM evolution will make change easier Australians are loyal to their mobile service providers, even when it costs them extra money, new research shows. The New Daily · Sep 13, 2022
Seven and Foxtel to keep AFL rights in record $4.5bn seven-year deal Agreement gives the code full control over production of games and secures a package of digital rights for 7plus The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2022
Australia urged to bump up cyber defences Australia has been warned to invest in stronger cyber defences as part of a national push to fight crippling ransomware and other online attacks. AAP · Aug 23, 2022
Telstra, Optus continue to lose ground to smaller telcos Australian customers are continuing to trickle from the country's biggest telcos in pursuit of better prices and broader product range. The New Daily · Aug 18, 2022
Telstra price hikes: Time to shop around as telco mulls more changes Telstra has foreshadowed further price changes for its mobile users, despite already passing on steep bill hikes for millions of customers. The New Daily · Aug 11, 2022
First dividend hike for Telstra since 2015 Telstra has raised its dividend for the first time in seven years following what its CEO is calling a successful transformation of the telco. AAP · Aug 10, 2022
The New Daily · Aug 3, 2022 Telstra committed to building streaming services with Fetch TV buy Telstra has bought a big stake in a set-top-box company as part of its focus on home media, signalling the future of the telco's Telstra TV service.
Newcastle Herald · Jul 31, 2022 We need a big plan to help towns like Broke after natural disasters I think the time has come for a permanent federal disaster levy to be dished out and run strictly by the federal government immediately for the greater good.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2022 The forgotten valley: town left in disarray from recent floods buys walkie talkies to communicate With no local telecom tower to support emergency mobile coverage, residents of the Macdonald valley say they feel frustrated and neglected
AAP · Jul 26, 2022 Telstra inks five-year deal with Microsoft Australia's Telstra has landed one of the largest partnerships technology giant Microsoft has established with a telecommunications provider globally.
AAP · Jul 25, 2022 NT remote communities to get mobile signal People living in 20 remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory are to get constant 4G mobile phone signal for the first time.
ABC News · Jul 24, 2022 Coalition government's pre-election carbon credit shake-up created 'sovereign risk', department warned Then-energy minister Angus Taylor blindsided the carbon market with a decision that effectively ripped up contracts worth billions of dollars. Previously secret documents reveal the government was repeatedly warned about the chaos that could occur.
Pedestrian.tv · Jul 21, 2022 New Federal Health Advice Urges Ppl To WFH So Why Aren’t Employers Doing The Same? Australian companies are taking the latest federal health advice on board and supporting staff to work from home to stem the COVID spread.
ABC News · Jul 20, 2022 Krystal Fraser inquest hears phone records 'indicate movement' in hours after disappearance On the final day of the coronial inquest into Krystal Fraser's disappearance, a phone expert tells the courtroom that her mobile remained connected to a network in the hours after her disappearance, but its activity was not necessarily from human input.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 20, 2022 Working from home: major Australian employers respond to latest Covid health advice Telstra and Westpac advise staff to work from home if possible while government departments are yet to shift work settings
ABC News · Jul 20, 2022 Mobile phone service complaints to telecommunication ombudsman surge Telcos have been told they need to make it easier for customers to talk to a "real person" instead of online bots and make their sale pitches more honest.
Newcastle Herald · Jul 17, 2022 Letters: RBA's erroneous advice added to hardship Newcastle Herald readers have their say.