Energy change not just a Canberra problem
When it comes to the energy debate, corporate Australia should stop complaining about Canberra and get on with it themselves, says Telstra’s Ben Burge.
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Telstra Ventures’ big bet on video games
One of Telstra Ventures’ investments, esports group TSM, has attracted a $US210m sponsorship, catapulting it into the mainstream.
NBN channels price rise in rates plan
NBN Co has flagged the potential end of controversial CVC pricing but a flat-rate pricing model is likely to lead to price hikes.
Telstra, NBN begin new negotiations
ACCC boss Rod Sims wants to lay down new rules in the coming talks because he thinks the regulatory arrangements have lost touch with commercial reality.
Stranger-to-stranger danger alarms contact tracers
The Indian strain behind Melbourne’s Covid-19 outbreak is suspected of ‘stranger-to-stranger’ infection after it spread by fleeting contacts.
Telstra cops huge fine for shocking act
Australian telco giant Telstra has copped a near-record fine for exploitative and ‘unconscionable’ practices against customers.
Telstra whacked with $50 million fine
The telco has been ordered to pay the second highest penalty ever imposed for ‘unconscionable conduct’.
‘P—-d off’ clubs slam sponsor rules in leaked letter to AFL
Still reeling from COVID’s financial crisis, the AFL’s 18 clubs are furious over “alarming” new sponsorship rules they claim could severely impact revenue.
Telstra on track to axe 2000 workers
Telstra chief financial officer Vicky Brady has reiterated that by the end of this year about 2000 of the telco’s staff will be without a job.
Telstra fined $1.5m for number fail
Telstra has been slapped with a $1.5m fine for failing to do this for customers during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
‘Tens of thousands’ of SIM cards hacked
Hackers claim they have accessed ‘tens of thousands’ of SIM cards after a Telstra service provider was infiltrated in a massive cyber attack.
Telstra hit with a record fine
The communications regulator has hit Telstra with a record $1.5m fine involving local number porting.
Telstra tweaks chatbot ‘Codi’
The AI has been called a ‘virtual moron’ but now the telco has a new role for Codi.
‘NBN has ignored us’
Telcos including Telstra, Optus and TPG have all hit out at NBN Co’s latest pricing paper, describing it as a ‘waste of time’.
Tesla chair Denholm joins Blackbird
The Australian executive has gone from reining in Elon Musk and managing Telstra’s money, to building Australia’s fast-growing tech start-ups.
5G auction spurs $600m splash
Australia’s mobile networks have spent up on 5G spectrum to speed up services, but one telco says it’s bought itself into pole position.
How to make money and do good at the same time
Once seen as business largesse, delivering on corporate social responsibility can now make or break a company. What changed and what will CSR look like in the future?
And then there were so many more
Entries in the 2020 Biggies Awards were of an exceptional quality. These individuals and companies — which did not make the finals lists — deserve recognition.
Holgate wanted to take over the NBN
Christine Holgate’s out of the box thinking, while fuelling her rise as one of Australia’s best CEOs, won her government enemies.
Black ban for Telstra over low sales tactic
Telstra has been thrown out of Reconciliation Australia’s Elevate group after admitting it signed up 108 Indigenous people to post-paid phone deals they did not understand and could not afford.
Buying lacks conviction as investors keep wary eye on Fed
It was a sharp but unconvincing rise in Australian shares this week.
Telstra’s ‘appropriate’ stock exchange move
The revenue-squeezed telecommunications giant has made a big call concerning the stock exchange as part of a radical plan to improve its finances.
Don’t forget small shareholders in Telstra split
There’s a lot of money to be made by splitting Telstra. But there are dangers, including for SMSFs and other small investors.
ASX ends up 0.5% as global markets rise
Stocks on track for biggest one week rise for seven weeks in quiet trade, aided by Telstra move to delist in NZ. AMP repeats CEO has not quit.
NBN price rise ‘inevitable’
Telcos including Telstra, Optus and TPG are warning lower income Australians will be left behind by NBN Co’s pricing review.
Revealed: Why NRL won’t stop at 17 teams
While the NRL’s first expansionary move since the creation of the Titans 14 years ago appears a fait accompli, a ninth weekly game for broadcasters is an awfully enticing prospect.
Telstra to split into four
Telstra to split and form a new holding company, Telstra Group, to allow it to better monetise its infrastructure assets.
‘Insurance for freelancers’ launches
A new start-up is aiming to put an end to what it says is a $40 billion industry that has ripped off journalists, photographers and graphic designers for years.
Telstra’s smartwatch deal ‘transformational’ for Spacetalk
ASX-listed South Australian smartwatch minnow Spacetalk has signed its biggest wholesale deal with telco giant Telstra, sending shares soaring 80 per cent in early trade.
Developer gets a shot in the arm
If ScoMo and Greg Hunt were looking to point the finger at someone for the failure of their COVID-19 booking system, they have some big targets.
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