Healthy demand for workers

Employers will soon be looking for skilled staff, writes Megan Johnston.

Telstra punters voice anger

TELSTRA'S small shareholders have urged the company to fight what one called "the theft of our assets by an autocratic, temporary Government", and at the same time berated chairwoman Catherine Livingstone over executive remuneration packages.

CEOs on the pay scales

TENSION is expected at this week's annual meetings between executives who are accustomed to boom-year pay packages and shareholders whose dividends have been cut or shares diluted through capital raisings.

Broadband Deal Offer From Virgin

VIRGIN Broadband has become the latest company to tap into the Hunter's expanding telecommunications market with the introduction of its all-in-one broadband and phone package.

Newly Nice Telstra Flips Fast Broadband Switch

TELSTRA has offered a rare show of diplomacy toward the Federal Government for the second time since the election, before crucial talks about an $8 billion national high-speed broadband network.

Australians To Get Faster Broadband

AUSTRALIANS will finally get access to faster broadband speeds with Telstra ending its obstruction and agreeing to activate 900 exchanges around the country over the next 200 days.

Chattering Classes

Mike Barton shows how to get the latest gossip, find the images you need and avoid being ripped off by a broadband plan.

Bass Coast To Set Up Broadband Network

A SHIRE council in Gippsland will set up a community operated broadband wireless network for cheaper phone, fax and data calls using $250,000 from the Regional Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund (RTIF). Bass Coast Shire Council, southeast of Melbourne on the Gippsland coast, straddles the 056