Which phone plan is right for you?

Which phone plan is right for you?

The nation’s “big three” telcos have lifted their prices – so there’s never been a better time to ditch your provider.

  • byDavid Swan

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Telstra lifts prices amid cost-of-living crunch

Telstra lifts prices amid cost-of-living crunch

More than a quarter of Australians have struggled to pay their phone bill in the past 12 months,survey data shows.

  • byDavid Swan
Telstra’s ad campaign celebrates Australia. It was made in Poland

Telstra’s ad campaign celebrates Australia. It was made in Poland

A series of new ads for Telstra features Australian voices and remote Australian locations. But it was made in Eastern Europe – and local creatives are angry.

  • byKarl Quinn
AI not eating jobs at Telstra,says tech boss

AI not eating jobs at Telstra,says tech boss

Telstra’s top tech executive Kim Krogh Andersen says there’s a fundamental misunderstanding about the telco’s use of AI,as the company joins a UN working group on the issue.

  • byDavid Swan
Telstra ditches carbon credits to push harder on direct emissions

Telstra ditches carbon credits to push harder on direct emissions

The telco giant,one of Australia’s largest electricity users,has beefed up its 2030 emissions reduction targets and won’t use carbon offsets to get there.

  • byDavid Swan andCaitlin Fitzsimmons
The Eraring era must end

The Eraring era must end

The Minns government’s decision to extend Eraring’s operations sets a dangerous precedent for more fossil fuels. For human well-being and the preservation of our environment,we should be rapidly rolling out energy efficiency measures and renewable energy,not propping up dirty coal stations.

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Communications watchdog suing Optus over data breach

Communications watchdog suing Optus over data breach

Some 10 million customers had their information stolen in what was one of the worst cyberattacks in Australian history.

  • byDavid Swan
ASX flatlines;Webjet a winner,Telstra tumbles again

ASX flatlines;Webjet a winner,Telstra tumbles again

The Australian sharemarket was unable to hang on to its early gains as weakness in communication stocks pulled the bourse slightly into the red.

  • byJessica Yun
Will customers stomach higher prices from Telstra?

Will customers stomach higher prices from Telstra?

Mobile phone plan prices are likely to rise following Telstra’s announcement to revamp its pricing structure,but not everyone is convinced that its customers will stick around.

  • byDavid Swan
Timing of Telstra’s workforce cuts raise suspicions about spectre of AI
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Timing of Telstra’s workforce cuts raise suspicions about spectre of AI

The proposed mass redundancies at one of the country’s biggest employers are a shock but also raise community fears about the future of jobs in the face of the rise of AI – even though Telstra said the losses were unrelated to machine learning.

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Why Telstra needs to sack 10 per cent of its workforce

Why Telstra needs to sack 10 per cent of its workforce

The good news for chief executive Vicki Brady is that the mobile division continues to motor on nicely. She needs this motor to purr like a kitten.

  • byElizabeth Knight