Exec pay under pressure
Pay levels at some of the nation’s biggest companies are falling as corporate earnings succumb to the pandemic.
Telstra
Optus takes the fight to Telstra
The perennial second-placed telco has seized on the deep shifts under way in the market with new purpose.
AMP’s 11pc boost no match for Telstra drag
Steady dividends weren’t enough to offset weak guidance at Telstra, pulling the ASX down 0.7pc, but a special payout sent AMP up by 11pc.
Telstra banking on 5G iPhone
Telstra is betting big on the next iPhone, with boss Andy Penn hoping Apple unleashes its 5G-enabled device sooner rather than later.
Telstra reveals full extent of COVID pain
Telstra’s shares closed down by more than 8 per cent after boss Andy Penn detailed the impact COVID could have on Australia’s biggest telco.
Corporate profit reports painting a dismal picture
The impact of COVID-19 on corporate profits and the economy will be worse over the next 12 months at least, with Telstra and AGL joining CBA in issuing downbeat forecasts.
Telstra profits plummet 15 per cent
Australia’s major telco says it was expecting a hit to its bottom line after the double whammy of bushfires and the coronavirus pandemic.
Meet the youngest director of an ASX 200 company
She started what is now known as Australia’s number one freelance jobs marketplace and management platform.
Larsen Springboards into online learning
As unemployment rises amid the coronavirus pandemic, Telstra Ventures is betting on an online education start-up.
The winner of NATSIAA revealed
Ngarralja Tommy May’s overall winning work at this year’s Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards is an intricate, geometric description of a clay pan near Kurtal on Western Australia’s Canning Stock Route.
Analysts cold on Centuria’s data centre play
Centuria Industrial’s left-field bid for Telstra’s Melbourne Data Centres has been met with little excitement from analysts.
Should elderly help shoulder COVID burden?
Domestic violence, suicides, depression will keep rising if we don’t get on top of this, says one of the nation’s most respected business leaders.
Centuria boosts empire with Telstra deal
Centuria Capital taps into working from home trend by buying a data centre, while its office fund posts strong results.
Blackbird defies odds with $500m raising
The venture capital outfit is now the largest in Australia, having committed more than $1.24bn in funds to date.
Councils appeal public phone decision
Brisbane and Melbourne councils are battling Telstra to stop public payphone boxes on city streets including digital advertising panels.
UniSuper puts in bid for Telstra centres
Superannuation fund UniSuper has emerged among the groups in the final stages to buy Telstra’s Melbourne data centres.
Cyber attack blamed for major Telstra outage
Telstra is blaming a cyber attack for a major outage that has left thousands of home users across the country without internet.
Huawei hits back at Telstra
Huawei has doubled down on its claim that Telstra has installed Chinese-made equipment on its 5G network.
Get to know your Telstra call-centre staff
Meanwhile, the telco’s chief executive suggests rationing of internet usage among those working at home.
Australian house prices could tumble 12pc in 2021: HSBC
Low interest rates, combined with the containment of the outbreak, would make the housing market more attractive.
Telstra to extend COVID-19 support package
Telstra will extend its coronavirus support package as ongoing uncertainty continues to loom over the economy.
Home use surge taxes Telstra
Telstra has admitted its network is experiencing congestion as more users flock to their homes.
Telstra freezes job cuts
Telstra has frozen its huge job cuts program and introduced a raft of measures to help customers through the virus outbreak.
Work from home, Telstra tells staff
The move marks the biggest of the nation’s corporates to formally invoke a work from home policy for its staff.
Telstra boss decries NBN prices
Telstra posts 7.6pc drop in first half profit amid signs it’s recovering from NBN impact, and pays a special dividend.
Telstra cops $50m bushfire hit
Telstra CEO Andy Penn says bushfires will cost the company $50m, issuing a call to put climate at the top of the national agenda.
Telstra backflip a potential game-changer
Telstra’s backflip on small business payments is great news for the nation and couldn’t have come at a better time.
Pas de delight for dancers who soared above
After a whirlwind of activity involving three different roles in The Nutcracker, Jill Ogai was rewarded with a thrilling $20k accolade.
Telstra to pay refunds over excess data
Telstra will pay more than 150,000 customers refunds over excess data charges.
Telstra dropped ball on NBN speeds
Telstra is contacting thousands of customers on NBN plans after failing to comply with an undertaking it signed in 2017.
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