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Telstra gets mobile to send shares to a nine-year high

Telecommunications giant Telstra has beaten expectations with a bumper first-half net profit, driven by strong earnings growth from its mobile division.

AAP

Telstra joint venture to axe more than 200 jobs amid AI rollout

Some jobs will be moved offshore in wake of telco’s $700m partnership with tech consultancy Accenture

The Guardian - AU

Cost and complexity leaves the telco sector on hold

Australia must move faster in deploying telecommunications infrastructure or risk falling behind in the AI race, Telstra chief Vicki Brady says.

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Price hikes, job cuts push telco's modest profit lift

Australia's largest telecommunications company has posted a 30 per cent increase in its annual profit, but investors are unimpressed.

AAP

Telco denies hundreds of job cuts linked to AI adoption

Telstra says hundreds of job cuts are linked to its restructure of a division providing professional services which had strayed too far from its core offering.

AAP

Telstra expects to shrink workforce as it leans in ‘hard’ on AI — including in customer service

Company tells investors ‘we will embrace AI’ and suggests autonomous AI agents could soon play a role

The Guardian - AU

Telstra teams with Accenture to supercharge AI plans

Telstra and Accenture are forming a seven-year joint venture to reinvent business processes through the use of artificial intelligence.

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Telstra board to reflect on backlash over executive pay

A significant number of Telstra shareholders voted against the telco's remuneration report, in part because of issues related to its enterprise division.

AAP

Telstra reports $1.8bn profit, a 13% drop, as price rises loom for mobile customers

Results largely driven by strong performance in mobile business and CEO says company is aware of cost-of-living pressures

The Guardian - AU

Telstra open to Foxtel Group sale, profit drops 12.8%

Telstra CEO Vicki Brady has cautioned that News Corp's decision making around selling Foxtel, of which the telco owns 35 per cent, was in its early stages.

AAP

Safety fears delay 3G closure, users urged to upgrade

Telstra and Optus have delayed the 3G closure to launch a massive public safety campaign, after fears phones, alarms and medical equipment could be cut off.

AAP

Telstra Tower to reopen! ACT to partner with telco to bring back landmark

The icon of Canberra's skyline has been closed for three years.

The Canberra Times

Telstra layoffs the painful price of earlier mistakes

Like other telecommunications companies globally, Telstra didn't plunge into the internet market until it was too late, one expert says.

AAP

Telstra says slashing almost a tenth of its workforce will help save $350 million. Why is the business under pressure?

On Tuesday, Telstra announced it will be cutting up to 2,800 jobs as part of a major restructure.

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: New Caledonia evacuation flights confirmed; Sam Kerr to miss Olympics; and the world’s most expensive feather

Penny Wong confirms Australia received clearance for two flights after international airport was shut down

The Guardian - AU

Telstra to cut 2,800 jobs but chief executive insists change won’t affect retail customers

Communication Workers Union rejects claim by Vicki Brady, stating ‘it will have a devastating impact on services’

AAP

Telstra urged to dial back 'appalling' mass job cuts

Telco giant Telstra will axe up to nine per cent of its workers, chasing $350 million in cost savings as it focuses on better-performing parts of its business.

AAP

'Unacceptable' errors led to Telstra triple zero bungle

A series of embarrassing failures, including incorrect phone numbers and an incorrectly entered email address, contributed to triple zero delays on March 1.

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The Guardian - AU

Telstra apologises to family of Victorian who died during triple zero outage

Government says regulator is looking into the disruption which prevented more than 100 calls being transferred to emergency services

AAP

Telstra profit up 11pct, to review enterprise business

Telecommunications giant Telstra says while its mobile business performed strongly in the first half, a review of its domestic enterprise division is underway.

The Guardian - AU

Telstra defends hike in mobile fees despite posting $2.1bn annual profit

CEO says price rises in mobile plans would not contribute to inflation and were necessary to deliver a ‘high quality experience’

The Guardian - AU

Judge blocks Telstra and TPG deal to share regional mobile networks

The two telcos had hoped to increase coverage in remote areas but tribunal rules it would harm competition

The Guardian - AU

Optus best mobile network for overall availability and Vodafone leads for 5G, report finds

In test of Australia’s three networks, Open Signal finds Telstra has most consistent user experience overall

The Independent UK

Australia Day: Top leaders distance themselves from national holiday marking start of British colonisation

Large sections of Indigenous communities view 26 January as the day when genocide against them began

Tribune News Service

Australia begins moving away from its controversial national day

CANBERRA, Australia — Top Australian political and business figures are beginning to distance themselves from the country’s controversial national holiday, amid growing pressure to eradicate a day marking the start of British colonization.

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