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Telstra hit with $18M penalty in ACCC case over Belong speeds
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-10-03 3:25 pm By Sam Matthews

Telstra has been ordered to pay $18 million in ACCC proceedings, after a court found the telco misled thousands of broadband customers about the speed of its budget internet provider Belong.

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Singtel CEO says Optus Triple Zero outage caused by ‘people issue’
Telecommunications 2025-09-30 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Singtel CEO Yuen Kuan Moon has apologised for a 13-hour outage Triple Zero across three states that has been linked to the deaths of three people, blaming the outage on a “people issue”.

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Optus reports another Triple Zero outage
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-09-29 12:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Optus has suffered another Triple Zero outage, just over a week after a 13-hour outage across three states that was linked to the deaths of three people.

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Telstra reaches settlement with ACCC in case over Belong speeds
Telecommunications 2025-09-26 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

Telstra has reached an agreement with the consumer regulator after a court found the telco misled thousands of broadband customers about the speed of its budget internet provider, Belong.

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Optus fined $100M for ‘appalling’ sales tactics
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-24 2:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered embattled Optus to pay a $100 million penalty for “appalling” contraventions, after the telco admitted staff pressured customers into buying phones they couldn’t afford.

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Optus appoints Kerry Schott to investigate Triple Zero failure
Telecommunications 2025-09-24 11:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Optus has appointed former Sydney Water CEO and NBN Co director Kerry Schott to investigate a 13-hour Triple Zero outage linked to three deaths.

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ACMA to look at Singtel’s investment in Optus network after Triple Zero failure
Telecommunications 2025-09-22 11:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ACMA has kicked off an investigation into a 13-hour Optus Triple Zero outage connected to three deaths in two states, promising to look at Singapore-based parent company’s Singtel’s investment in the company’s network and reporting systems.

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Optus alerted to triple zero outage hours before restoring service, CEO says
Telecommunications 2025-09-19 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two Optus customers alerted the company to a triple zero outage , during which four people died, hours before the telecommunications provider restored the emergency service, CEO Stephen Rue has revealed.

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Lander & Rogers nabs technology expert from Clayton Utz
Business of Law 2025-09-19 11:59 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Lander & Rogers has hired a technology, data and intellectual property pro from Clayton Utz to join its team in Melbourne.

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Jabiru can expand case over pulled finance for Australia’s first satellite
Financial Services 2025-09-15 11:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Defunct telecommunications company Jabiru Satellite can add new claims to its suit against major banks for withdrawing support for Australia’s first satellite, but it can’t put on a case that the lenders were “shadow” directors.

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