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Telstra shares surge higher amid bumper dividend, profit

The telco lifted its first-half profit and dividend while chief executive Vicki Brady also announced a $750 million share buyback plan.

  • David Swan

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TPG Telecom – which owns Vodafone – has expanded their network in Australia in a bid to compete with Telstra and Optus.

‘Getting rid of the bush tax’: Vodafone vows to take fight to Telstra in regional areas

The network expansion increases Vodafone’s reach to one million square kilometres, injecting much-needed competition into regional areas.

  • Hannah Kennelly
Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady says the company will invest $100 million per year over seven years.

Telstra to splash $700m on AI joint venture

The move may lead to further job losses for Telstra, which last year announced plans to cut up to 2800 workers.

  • David Swan
The cyber cafe will appeal to kids of the 80s and 90s.

The museum where grandparents can get their tech cred back

Featuring nostalgia from manual phone exchanges and typewriters to Walkmans, this institution is a shrine to technology and communication tools.

  • Tim Biggs

Telstra and Musk ink deal to bring texting to Australia’s dead zones

Musk’s Starlink satellite will allow Telstra customers to communicate from almost anywhere in Australia.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Australia was forced to finance the Coral Sea Cable, connecting Port Moresby, Honiara and Sydney, to block China's Huawei from building it.

What are subsea cables, and what happens when one gets cut?

The text message you just sent and the show you streamed last night were almost certainly enabled by a subsea cable. So why are they so vulnerable to attack?

  • David Swan
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Former prime minister Paul Keating was the initial funder of Boost Mobile.

Paul Keating set for $40 million windfall from Telstra deal

The former prime minister co-founded a budget telco in 2000, and is now set for a massive payday.

  • David Swan
Stephen Rue is Optus’ new CEO.

New Optus boss ready for fresh chapter after two rough years for telco

Eight days into his new role, Stephen Rue says Optus can move on from outages and a cyberattack.

  • David Swan
Optus is one of the companies that have recently suffered a data breach.

Optus apologises for ‘unconscionable’ conduct

The telco is being sued after it allegedly sold hundreds of its vulnerable customers services that they didn’t want or couldn’t afford.

  • David Swan
Optus sued for pressuring vulnerable customers.

Forget the ‘Yes’ slogan, Optus. It’s a big ‘No’ from the ACCC

The telco has joined the ignominious list of companies doing the wrong thing in their treatment of Indigenous Australians.

  • Elizabeth Knight

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