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Telstra prepares for a grilling in parliament about the recent network outage that disrupted Australia, with the communications regulator also set to face tough questions. Source link

Many of the employees in the lawsuit took pregnancy or parental leave, during which time they would not have worked and thus had their measured output reduced.  Source link

A pumped hydro project with the potential to power up to 120,000 homes has been given the green light in the Upper Hunter. Source link

The Fair Work Commission rules a trucking company was within its rights to fire a driver after he set the temperature of his trailer full of ice cream more than 20 degrees too warm. Source link

The Tasmanian government wants to buy Launceston’s Boag’s Brewery site and says it has “in-principle” support from the Japanese parent company to explore the idea. Source link

The Australian share market is likely to rise in morning trade after some weaker-than-expected US inflation figures boosted Wall Street and reduced the likelihood of the Federal Reserve lifting interest rates. Follow live. Source link

The buyer of Tasmania’s largest farm says in addition to the pine plantation it has planned for the property, it’s also considering cropping and leasing out parts of the farm for grazing, tourism and mountain biking. Source link

From interest rates to policy advice from billionaire buddy Gina Rinehart, here is how One Nation’s economic platform could look. Source link

Australia’s most highly paid executive collected a salary nearly 500 times that of the country’s full-time average worker. Source link

Telstra is assessing outage compensation claims, but consumer advocates say the process is cumbersome and puts the onus on customers rather than the telco at fault. Source link