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Meta wins opposition to ‘Reelstar’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-11-04 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Meta has successfully opposed an Australian start-up’s ‘Reelstar’ trade mark, with a delegate finding it was too similar to the social media company’s mark for its short-form video brand Reel.

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‘You’ve had long enough’: Judge pushes Telechoice class action on after failed talks
Class Actions 2025-10-28 11:41 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing a class action against TeleChoice has told the parties to be “prepared to spend the money” to advance the case after settlement talks stalled, saying the court is “not going to allow this to drag on”.

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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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