Week of mobile disruptions during upgrade to 5G, Telstra warns Telstra customers at Salamander Bay are likely to experience disruptions Newcastle Herald · Jan 2, 2024
Funding the 12-metre platypus, and other decisions that troubled the Howard government The 2003 cabinet papers reveal debates ranging from privatisation and workplace relations to spam and the World Expo in Japan The Guardian - AU · Dec 31, 2023
Telstra plans new base station to boost Newcastle mobile phone network Tall new buildings have obstructed existing 4G antennae. Newcastle Herald · Dec 18, 2023
Council confident new phone tower will be met with a great reception The new tower is hoped to bring better reception to Cameron Park. Newcastle Herald · Dec 12, 2023
Why AI will diagnose breast cancer in Australia by 2028 Artificial intelligence will be used in many fields in the coming years, from breast cancer screening to the fight against scammers. AAP · Dec 11, 2023
Telstra cops third overcharging fine in as many years Australia's media watchdog has "lost patience" with Telstra after the telco was caught overcharging customers for a third time in as many years. AAP · Dec 5, 2023
Meet the girl with a direct line to Santa All pay phones nationwide allow families to dial #HO HO HO. Newcastle Herald · Dec 3, 2023
More public servants feeling bullied or harassed, survey finds – as it happened All the day’s news as it unfolded The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2023
Telstra Broadcast Services, BT Ink Strategic Alliance to Pool Resources The agreement brings together the global media networks of both companies TV Tech · Nov 22, 2023
HO HO HO: Santa calls from dozens of Hunter phones The Telstra Christmas service is back. Newcastle Herald · Nov 22, 2023
Telstra downplays possibility of allowing customers to roam rival networks during outages In its submission to the Optus outage inquiry, telco says rival roaming would require massive changes and investment The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2023
Optus gets some clear air but the ghosts of twin disasters will haunt whoever comes next Kelly Bayer Rosmarin’s resignation fuels speculation Optus executive and former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian could be top contender for CEO The Guardian - AU · Nov 20, 2023
More than 200 Optus customers unable to call triple zero during 14-hour outage, Senate inquiry told Chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin faced grilling at Senate inquiry on Friday over last week’s network outage The Guardian - AU · Nov 17, 2023
The Optus outage shows us the perils of having vital networks in private hands Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin is set to front a Senate inquiry this week, probing last week’s colossal outage which left millions stranded without internet or mobile phone connectivity for a staggering 14 hours. The Conversation · Nov 15, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2023 Telcos could be forced to let customers roam rival networks during outages under plan Optus opposed The proposal is similar to changes Canada introduced last year after a lengthy outage nearly identical to the Optus one
The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2023 The Optus outage was like an old South Park episode – only the serious and costly disruption unleashed was LOLs-free The consequence of governments selling off critical infrastructure to private companies has just been witnessed by all
The Conversation · Nov 8, 2023 The Conversation wins a Telstra business award for producing journalism that builds community Journalism is a competitive industry, with no shortage of reporters willing to use dirty tactics to win scoops and pump up circulation or ratings. But in spite of such lapses, most journalists also take seriously their role as a trusted source of information and custodians of a vital public service.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2023 Open thread: tell us how the Optus outage affected you How did the Optus network throw your day out? Were you locked out of internet banking? Did you find yourself working from your local library? Let us know in the comments below
AAP · Oct 26, 2023 Rural phone coverage reform to be a 'long conversation' Advances in mobile, wireless and satellite tech are likely to feature in coming discussions ahead of an overhaul of telecommunication services in the bush.
The Conversation · Oct 23, 2023 ‘Digital inclusion’ and closing the gap: how First Nations leadership is key to getting remote communities online There are more than 1,500 remote First Nations communities and homelands around Australia, and about 670 of them have no mobile phone coverage. In research with 495 people from ten remote communities, we found 45.9% were “highly excluded” from increasingly important digital services and tools.
AAP · Oct 22, 2023 Hackers recruited in race to squash cyber attack threat A race to stop cyber attacks is shifting to the gigantic task of vetting third-party providers, with ethical hackers used to stamp out threats.
AAP · Oct 17, 2023 Private equity better managed, Telstra chairman says Australian corporate governance has become too bureaucratic, Telstra chairman John Mullen has told shareholders in his final address before retiring.
AAP · Oct 10, 2023 Optus data breach fuels telco complaints Australians have made their anger known, lodging more than one million complaints to their internet, mobile and phone providers in the last financial year.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2023 PwC’s ‘rainmaker’ partners often pursue profits ahead of ethics, scathing review finds Internal review led by former Telstra boss Ziggy Switkowski finds ‘whatever it takes’ culture at accounting firm contributed to serious ethical failure
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