Giulia Di Sipio (left) and Jordy Kornfeld run the closest mental health service to this Brunswick West phone box.

Telstra wants three nondescript phone boxes heritage listed. Here’s why

Even in the age of mobile devices,these public phones have proven indispensable.

  • Lachlan Abbott

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Australian Ballet dancers Joseph Romancewicz and Belle Urwin in a rehearsal room at the Sydney Opera House. Telstra Let’s Dance provides rare opportunities for country kids to learn directly from The Australian Ballets talented artists and go behind the scenes of life as a professional ballet dancer,an opportunity rarely given to kids in regional areas. Sydney. April 24,2025. Photo:Louise Kennerley

‘Take down the walls’:The innovative program bringing ballet to the bush

Hundreds of children in regional Australia will have the opportunity to learn from the Australian Ballet’s teachers and dancers.

  • Cindy Yin
A pocket of Mount Gravatt on Brisbane’s southside where 5G reception struggles.

Brisbane suburbs where 5G struggles – and why your reception bars can’t be trusted

There are dozens of pockets across the city where people have frequent mobile service failure and calls dropping out – and the bars on their phones could be lying to them. Here’s why.

  • Marissa Calligeros andAngus Dalton
Saudi Arabia may have had a hand in News Corp’s Foxtel sale. Rupert Murdoch[left];Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman[right]

Foxtel’s sale backed by Saudi dollars close to the finish line

With the foreign investment watchdog spending the past three months scrutinising the deal,broadcast rights for AFL,NRL,cricket and Formula 1 could soon be in the hands of a global sports-streaming giant.

  • Calum Jaspan
Telstra generic pics. 20th June 2018 The Age Fairfaxmedia News Picture by JOE ARMAO

Telstra shares surge higher amid bumper dividend,profit

The telco lifted its first-half profit and dividend while chief executive Vicki Brady also announced a $750 million share buyback plan.

  • David Swan
Adrian Taylor,Charter Hall

Telstra wants to hang up on Redfern exchange for $20m

Telco giant Telstra is rolling on with its property sales program seeking to offload a prime site in Sydney’s Redfern.

  • Carolyn Cummins
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TPG Telecom – which owns Vodafone – has expanded their network in Australia in a bid to compete with Telstra and Optus.

‘Getting rid of the bush tax’:Vodafone vows to take fight to Telstra in regional areas

The network expansion increases Vodafone’s reach to one million square kilometres,injecting much-needed competition into regional areas.

  • Hannah Kennelly
Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady says the company will invest $100 million per year over seven years.

Telstra to splash $700m on AI joint venture

The move may lead to further job losses for Telstra,which last year announced plans to cut up to 2800 workers.

  • David Swan
A productivity-enhancing reform agenda ought to be the focus in this year’s political campaigns.

Back to (or building) the future?

It is both ironic and appropriate that Peter Dutton has chosen to copy the New Zealand Nationals’ election slogan of “Back on track”.

Telstra and Musk ink deal to bring texting to Australia’s dead zones

Musk’s Starlink satellite will allow Telstra customers to communicate from almost anywhere in Australia.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo