Latest news about telecommunications company Telstra
July 2024
Why is Australia’s 3G being shut down – and could it spell chaos?
While not many phones will be affected, business groups worry ATMs, alarms, CCTV, medical alert systems and more could be
May 2024
Telstra job cuts: treasurer says government will test telco's claims on new strategy – video
'I think this is a very distressing day for a lot of people who’ve received this bad news today from Telstra,' Jim Chalmers said
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’
‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services
Ownership rights are buried in the fine print and downloading or buying physical copies may be the only ways to keep your favourites
April 2024
Optus announces $1.6bn network sharing deal with rival TPG
Chief of Singtel-owned company says a similar deal it opposed between TPG and Telstra ‘very different in that Optus is not the dominant player’
March 2024
The rural network
Shutdown of 3G networks a ‘health and safety issue’ for some regional Australians
Telstra apologises to family of Victorian who died during triple zero outage
February 2024
Ten of Australia’s top companies lack clear plans to stop using or supporting fossil fuels, report says
UTS researchers say firms including Coles, Woolworths, Telstra, Rio Tinto and Qantas have no ‘comprehensive, independently verified and fully costed plan’ to reduce emissions
November 2023
Telstra downplays possibility of allowing customers to roam rival networks during outages
The rural network, Victoria
The Optus outage underlines the need for emergency mobile roaming
Mark Gregory
August 2023
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’
July 2023
Urgent scam warning as Australia’s largest loyalty point programs, including Qantas, Telstra and Coles, targeted
Telstra ‘pondered’ unpredictability of Elon Musk’s business decisions before signing Starlink deal
June 2023
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
May 2023
Temperature Check
Australia’s ‘first carbon-neutral telco’: do Telstra’s environmental claims about Belong stack up?
Graham Readfearn
Telstra outage leaves some users unable to make mobile phone calls
April 2023
Optus best mobile network for overall availability and Vodafone leads for 5G, report finds
ACTU will not push for spot on RBA board as review released – as it happened
January 2023
The rural network
Australia should urgently act to dismantle telecommunications monopolies in the bush
Mark Gregory
New Zealand mandated domestic mobile roaming and created a successful and competitive market, so why won’t Australia do the same?
December 2022
Telstra and TPG deal to share mobile networks in Australia’s regions struck down by ACCC
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission finds deal would lessen competition and leave consumers worse off
