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Phone, internet outages in remote Central Australia leave residents without access in emergencies

Increasingly frequent phone and internet outages plaguing Central Australia's remote Ampilatwatja community leave residents without a way to contact the local health clinic and police in emergencies.

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Telstra dials into nature to offset carbon

As firms look to nature to meet emissions targets, the NSW government has signed up Telstra to use conservation work on private land to earn carbon credits.

AAP

Power outages plague western NSW towns, leaving hospitals, firefighters without phones

Western NSW residents fear medical emergencies and fires turning "catastrophic" as longer and more frequent power and phone outages hit their towns.

ABC News

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Telstra’s fines show why checking out smaller telcos’ offerings is worth your while

Telstra has been in the sights of the regulator in recent months, highlighting the fact that you might find a cheaper mobile phone deal elsewhere

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‘Excessively high’: NBN Co plan to hike internet prices stirs controversy

Australians would face higher internet bills over the next decade under plans to jack up broadband prices to recoup huge NBN cost blowouts.

The New Daily

Proposed NBN price hikes could double some internet bills within a decade, ACCC warns

Telstra says wholesale prices already among highest in the world and will only get worse under proposal

The Guardian - AU

Small telcos gathering steam as Telstra, Optus lose customers

The biggest names in Australian telcos are seeing customer numbers start to slide as Australians hunt for more bang for their buck.

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Telecommunications companies frustrated the Coalition is campaigning on projects they helped fund

Some of Australia's largest telecommunications companies are frustrated the Coalition is dragging them in to its re-election bid, with the government trumpeting 100 infrastructure investments during the campaign which are partly funded by private companies.

ABC News

‘We were kind of terrified’: rural Telstra customers lose service for a week

An eight-day outage in the NSW town of Uralla exposed major vulnerabilities as a grassfire, medical emergency and business disruptions hit

The Guardian - AU

Telstra outage leaves Woorinen residents without home phone or internet service for two weeks

Residents in regional Victoria say ongoing Telstra outages have left hundreds of people facing the "very frightening" prospect of being unable to contact emergency services for weeks.

ABC News

Letters: Darby Street plan raises parking questions

Newcastle Herald readers have their say.

Newcastle Herald

Reconciliation action plans can bring meaningful accountability to corporate Australia

Reconciliation Australia’s program is not the sole solution to 230 years of colonisation but a starting point for a more equitable and reconciled country

The Guardian - AU

Elon Musk's Starlink touted as Telstra outage solution in Birdsville, Bedourie

Frequent phone and internet outages in popular outback Queensland towns leave residents furious. One business owner is so fed up, they are asking Elon Musk if he can help.

ABC News

Sydney news: Telstra fined, ordered to repay $1.73 million to customers

MORNING BRIEFING: Telstra has been fined half a million dollars by the telecommunications watchdog and forced to pay back nearly $2 million after overcharging thousands of customers.

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Qld Indigenous town's phones down again

Lockhart River Mayor Wayne Butcher says telecommunications services in the far north Queensland community have failed again.

ABC News

Queensland records unexpected jump in triple-0 calls for an ambulance yesterday

There were 3,789 calls to triple-0 for an ambulance yesterday, a volume that rivalled those made during the state's COVID-19 wave in January.

The Guardian - AU

Telstra to scan all text messages for malicious content in anti-scam program

Telstra joins other major telcos in scanning SMS messages, with consumer watchdog saying the moves have halved reported scams

ABC News

Telstra rolls out SMS scam filter in response to surge in dodgy mobile phone texts

The telecommunications giant is responding to a surge in scam messages on its network with a filter designed to block the texts before they reach mobile devices. So how does it work, and why has it taken so long?

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Dancers celebrate award win at Opera House

Dancers Rina Nemoto and Lilly Maskery have been named as winners of the 2022 Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards.

The Guardian - AU

Labor unveils $20m plan to use Australia Post trucks to find rural mobile coverage blackspots

Data from trucks to inform locations selected for upgraded regional telecommunications across roads, homesteads and national parks

ABC News

WFH forever? Two years into a work-from-home revolution, some may never return to the office

Happy puppies, empty offices, endless video calls — the world is now two years into the work-from-home revolution reshaping working lives.

AAP

Qld unveils $190m school internet plan

Queensland will spend $190 million to turbocharge the speed of internet in 1258 schools, including connecting 40 regional establishments to fibre optics.

AAP

Next Telstra boss talks up growth ambition

Incoming Telstra boss Vicki Brady claims the carrier can be a growth company again, while others warned NBN Co may still make her role difficult.

ABC News

Wall St gains despite 'yield inversion' recession warning, Telstra CEO steps down

Australian shares have risen the day after the federal budget, however analysts say the cash splash wasn't "market-moving" and the benchmark more likely followed Wall Street's optimism about the war in Ukraine easing.

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4 Things You Should Know About Climate Change In 2022 ‘Cos The Earth Kinda Depends On It

Part of what we can do in fighting climate change is stay as clued up as possible. Here are four things you should know this year.

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