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Why pay a premium fee for a service that isn’t? How the nationwide outage could hurt Telstra

The telco has long banked on its reputation as having the most stable, widest mobile telco coverage. That is now badly dented

The Guardian - AU

Wake-up call: how Telstra’s ‘unreasonable’ price rises may cause customers to hang up

The telco’s sweeping price changes and the closure of its cheaper ‘starter’ plan risk putting off many of its loyal customers

The Guardian - AU

Chris’s triple-zero calls were met with silence. Now out of hospital, he wants Optus to know lives are at stake

As governments condemn Optus for failing the Australian people, consumers worry the telco has ‘not learned from its previous experience’

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Australians pay $84 a month for their internet. Why so expensive, and what can be done to lower the cost?

Consumer group points to international evidence for the benefits of affordable broadband and calls for concessional pricing for those on lower incomes

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Streaming giant broadcast ads for offshore gambling company during A-League match

Exclusive: Paramount+ blames international feed for 8Xbet advertisements as regulator considers action

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Calls grow for poker machine reforms after gambler takes own life

Set a limit on losses for gamblers so they can't succumb to addiction - campaigners

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Only one harm reduction group and 28 betting companies consulted over contentious NT gambling bill

Alliance for Gambling Reform criticises closed consultation process for draft bill regulating $50bn industry, accusing territory of being ‘out of its depth’

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Cricket Australia paid to promote affiliate of controversial gambling company during Boxing Day Test

Exclusive: Sporting body featured 1xBat logo in broadcast despite receiving warnings from Pakistan the week before

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Phone service slowly returns to flood-hit areas – as it happened

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Communities are trying to chase pokies out of Australian towns. Their victories are inspiring others

The fight against gambling giants taking over venues is empowering locals to protect their neighbourhoods – even ripping machines from the walls

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CODE Bet: News Corp’s sports gambling hub criticised as ‘new low’

Experts say CODE Bet, which assesses wagering markets, could be affected if parliamentary inquiry’s calls are heeded

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Gambling addiction a factor in 184 suicides in Victoria over eight years, study finds

Landmark review of coroner’s court data finds vast majority of cases involved men aged between 17 and 44

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Australia’s online gambling regulation far behind global pack, advocates find

Exclusive: Analysis comes as parliamentary inquiry examines the harm caused by wagering

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Calls for gambling ad bans on Australian match-day jerseys after action from world’s biggest football clubs

As UK Premier League clubs agree to ban front-of-shirt betting ads from 2026, David Pocock says we must ensure children are not being exposed to ads

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News Corp-backed Betr fined after targeting self-excluded gambler ahead of Melbourne Cup

The Northern Territory Racing Commission fines Betr for breaching the NT's online gambling code of conduct by directly marketing to a self-excluded person with an offer to open a betting account.

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Gambling advertisements ‘groom our kids with impunity’

Concerns have been raised at how companies are targeting children with gambling ads, with one activist going so far as to brand it "grooming".

AAP

Gambling ads 'groom kids with impunity'

A gambling inquiry has heard ads targeting children could have "horrific and lifelong" implications with more than 430,000 kids under 16 likely betting already.

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‘Socially aware’ superannuation funds among those investing billions in gambling industry

Analysis reveals Australia’s biggest superannuation funds are investing huge volume of workers’ retirement savings in casinos and poker machines

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More gambling warnings for the world’s biggest losers

'Gamble responsibly' will be retired. New gambling slogans are not the solution, but a step in the right direction, experts say.

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