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Audit identifies cause of Telstra's nationwide outage

An internal GPS card incorrectly registered the year as 2006, which caused catastrophic failures as it spread throughout Telstra's network.

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Telstra system behind outage understaffed, underfunded

A system update that caused a widespread Telstra outage was not tested after coming back online, with the two technicians who made the change sent home.

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Telstra CEO gets $700,000 pay rise to $6.8m despite Australia-wide outage

Telco board cuts senior executive bonuses by total $1.3m after tech fail that affected millions

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Canberra landmark has an opening date thanks to new agreement

Detailed planning and design work can now begin.

The Canberra Times

Neglected software update caused widespread Telstra network outage, CEO tells Senate inquiry

Vicki Brady told senators maintenance staff were unaware of mass outage risk as critical software failure ‘rippled slowly across the network’

The Guardian - AU

NSW woman arrested over movements of Dezi Freeman – as it happened

The day’s news as it happened

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Warnings ignored over $30k part that crippled Telstra

Despite multiple warnings a bug in a piece of equipment risked causing a major outage, Telstra failed to update or replace the $30,000 bit of tech.

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‘People could have lost their lives’: Telstra’s apologies fail to quell outage anger

Fallout over the telco’s latest national outage continues, with executives called to front a snap meeting of a triple-zero parliamentary inquiry

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Telstra in the hot seat following widespread outage

A wave of investigations and possible multimillion-dollar fines are in store for Telstra after its third major outage in less than a year.

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Afternoon Update: Telstra CEO ‘deeply sorry’; Derryn Hinch dies; and sailing a 10th-century Viking boat

Vicki Brady admits Telstra knew of the risks posed by a failure of its time-keeping systems

The Guardian - AU

Telstra CEO ‘deeply sorry’ for outage and admits risk of time-keeping failure was known

Vicki Brady grilled at first public appearance since returning from overseas while minister Anika Wells says it is ‘time for Telstra to face the music’

The Guardian - AU

Telstra to 'face the music' as anger rises over outages

Telstra is being warned it will be held accountable and could face a $30 million fine as the regulator probes the telco's major system failures.

AAP

Telstra gets mobile to send shares to a nine-year high

Telecommunications giant Telstra has beaten expectations with a bumper first-half net profit, driven by strong earnings growth from its mobile division.

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Telstra joint venture to axe more than 200 jobs amid AI rollout

Some jobs will be moved offshore in wake of telco’s $700m partnership with tech consultancy Accenture

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Cost and complexity leaves the telco sector on hold

Australia must move faster in deploying telecommunications infrastructure or risk falling behind in the AI race, Telstra chief Vicki Brady says.

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Price hikes, job cuts push telco's modest profit lift

Australia's largest telecommunications company has posted a 30 per cent increase in its annual profit, but investors are unimpressed.

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Telco denies hundreds of job cuts linked to AI adoption

Telstra says hundreds of job cuts are linked to its restructure of a division providing professional services which had strayed too far from its core offering.

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Telstra expects to shrink workforce as it leans in ‘hard’ on AI — including in customer service

Company tells investors ‘we will embrace AI’ and suggests autonomous AI agents could soon play a role

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Telstra teams with Accenture to supercharge AI plans

Telstra and Accenture are forming a seven-year joint venture to reinvent business processes through the use of artificial intelligence.

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Telstra board to reflect on backlash over executive pay

A significant number of Telstra shareholders voted against the telco's remuneration report, in part because of issues related to its enterprise division.

The Guardian - AU

Telstra reports $1.8bn profit, a 13% drop, as price rises loom for mobile customers

Results largely driven by strong performance in mobile business and CEO says company is aware of cost-of-living pressures

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Telstra open to Foxtel Group sale, profit drops 12.8%

Telstra CEO Vicki Brady has cautioned that News Corp's decision making around selling Foxtel, of which the telco owns 35 per cent, was in its early stages.

AAP

Safety fears delay 3G closure, users urged to upgrade

Telstra and Optus have delayed the 3G closure to launch a massive public safety campaign, after fears phones, alarms and medical equipment could be cut off.

The Canberra Times

Telstra Tower to reopen! ACT to partner with telco to bring back landmark

The icon of Canberra's skyline has been closed for three years.

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Telstra layoffs the painful price of earlier mistakes

Like other telecommunications companies globally, Telstra didn't plunge into the internet market until it was too late, one expert says.

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