‘Obscene’:NBN Co employees paid $78m in personal bonuses in 2020

‘Obscene’:NBN Co employees paid $78m in personal bonuses in 2020

NBN Co staff shared millions of dollars in personal bonuses last year despite the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

  • byRob Harris

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No joy for telcos as NBN Co stands firm on high bandwidth price

No joy for telcos as NBN Co stands firm on high bandwidth price

The company building the National Broadband Network has pushed back a full rethink of its controversial pricing structure by another two years.

  • byZoe Samios
NBN Co on the hunt for more funding after earnings jump

NBN Co on the hunt for more funding after earnings jump

NBN Co is looking to capitalise on low interest rates to secure additional debt funding as reduced payments to Telstra,Optus propel an earnings turnaround.

  • byZoe Samios
COVID becomes a soap opera
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COVID becomes a soap opera

And why TV’s early weather reports indicated snow.

Blue Mountains residents turn off NBN in storms or risk no connection for days

Blue Mountains residents turn off NBN in storms or risk no connection for days

The first time the modem blew,Cathy Hamilton took her modem from home to work - much to the annoyance of her family. Another time,she borrowed a friend's.

  • byLaura Chung
We can work from home,but this won't be the end of the city office

We can work from home,but this won't be the end of the city office

The pandemic has shown us we have the capabilities to work from home,but that may not stop office workers returning to CBD offices next week.

  • byPaul Fletcher
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Tensions with telcos and network gaps to challenge NBN Co in 2021

Tensions with telcos and network gaps to challenge NBN Co in 2021

Delivering on the promised upgrades will be crucial for NBN Co in 2021,as a tug of war over pricing with the telcos remains unaddressed.

  • bySupratim Adhikari
It doesn't matter how badly they stuff up;in the Morrison era politicians don't resign

It doesn't matter how badly they stuff up;in the Morrison era politicians don't resign

The sudden outbreak of political stability is welcome,but it has bred political hubris and a new shamelessness.

  • byJacqueline Maley
Telstra plans to split into three units under radical restructure

Telstra plans to split into three units under radical restructure

Telstra has revealed plans to split into three separate business units in a radical restructure that paves the way for a spin off its infrastructure assets.

  • bySupratim Adhikari
NBN defends boss Stephen Rue's $3 million pay packet during pandemic

NBN defends boss Stephen Rue's $3 million pay packet during pandemic

The NBN boss is now the nation's highest paid taxpayer-funded executive,outstripping Australia Post chief Christine Holgate.

  • byRob Harris andJennifer Duke
Kevin Rudd creates petition for News Corp royal commission

Kevin Rudd creates petition for News Corp royal commission

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says he was motivated to launch a petition calling for a royal commission into Rupert Murdoch's media empire he labelled a"cancer on democracy".

  • byAnthony Galloway