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Optus slapped with $12m penalty over Triple-0 outage
Optus has been hit with a $12 million penalty over a “preventable” nationwide network outage in November 2023, which left thousands of customers unable to make emergency calls.
Optus pressured customers to buy phones they couldn’t afford, ACCC says
The consumer regulator has launched court action against Optus, alleging sales staff put undue pressure on customers to buy phones they couldn't afford.
High Court shuns SingTel’s appeal over tax deductions for $14B Optus buy
The High Court will not review a Full Court ruling that backed the ATO’s rejection of over $894,000 in tax deductions related to SingTel's $14.2 billion acquisition of Optus.
Optus denies cyberattack was not ‘highly sophisticated’
Optus has struck back at ACMA's claim that a cyberattack that exposed the information of around 10 million customers was not a "highly sophisticated" operation.
ACCC signs off on Optus, TPG network sharing deal
The competition watchdog has approved a blockbuster regional network sharing deal expected to boost TPG’s regional coverage as well as Optus’ 5G rollout, after rejecting a similar deal between TPG and Telstra. 
Telstra’s case stayed against family of employee accused of $3M theft
Telstra's case against two family members of a former employee accused of stealing millions of dollars in phones and other electronics has been paused pending the outcome of criminal proceedings, with a court finding the telco's pursuit of proceeds of the alleged crime would prejudice the pair's right to silence.
TPG follows telco giants in scrapping exclusivity deal with Google
The competition watchdog has accepted an undertaking from TPG not to renew an agreement requiring it to pre-install Google on mobile devices it supplies, following similar undertakings given by Telstra and Optus last month. 
Kingfisher Mobile pares claims in $45M lawsuit against Telstra
Contractor Kingfisher Mobile has dropped a claim against Telstra in a $45 million lawsuit alleging the telco breached a November 2022 contract when it engaged a new provider to take over. 
Telstra fights silk’s claims over email bounce-back
Telstra has hit back at a senior barrister’s suit alleging it flags his emails to Bigpond addresses as spam and fails to send them, saying the problem has already been fixed. 
Judge gives law firm tough time over extra costs to distribute BSA class action settlement
A law firm has secured more funds to cover the cost of distributing a $20 million settlement reached in a class action against telco contractor BSA, but not as much as it wanted, with a judge saying the firm would have been stuck with its initial estimate if the administration gig had been put out to tender.