The US government compelled Telstra and Hong Kong-based PCCW to give it access to their undersea cables for spying on communications traffic entering and leaving the US.
Telstra was compelled to strike a 2001 deal with the FBI and the US Department of Justice to give them surveillance access to the undersea cables owned by its subsidiary Reach, a new document released online and provided to Crikey reveals.
It wasn't so long ago that Bishop was seen as an obvious successor to Turnbull. What a difference a year makes.
The coming of 5G will expose NBN to financial ruin
We've known for a while that 5G would hurt NBN's second-rate network — but now Telstra has provided figures on just how much damage it will do NBN's business model.
How much does an Aussie teacher earn?
We hear much debate over the battle with the Australian Education Union and the state governments about teacher pay. But how much do teachers across Oz actually earn?
An incomplete list of evidence that Australia is becoming a police state
The government is taking Australia down the road to a police state where criticism or embarrassment of the government is punished. This is how.
Media Files: The Australian guilty of contempt of Victorian court
The Australian has pleaded guilty to charges of contempt of court after it published a series of articles detailing CFMEU boss John Setka's now dropped blackmail charges.
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