Author: Michael Long.
This weekend I’ll be taking part in The Long Walk – from Fed Square to the ‘G in Melbourne to highlight Indigenous reconciliation in Australia.
TELSTRA EXCHANGE|Archive: May, 2011
Take a walk for Indigenous Australia
Filed under: AFL, community, Indigenous, MCG, The Long Walk
Curating the Telstra Art Awards
Filed under: Aboriginal art, community, Telstra Art Awards
Author: Dr. Christiane Keller.
Pre-selection for this year’s Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award took place a couple of weeks ago and I really enjoyed the process. Probably I should introduce myself at this point.
Technology can open a door to the world
Filed under: Connected Seniors, consumer, internet, lifestyle, Mobile, Retired & Wired, Telstra Seniors
Author: Nan Bosler.
My name is Nan Bosler and I continue to be amazed at the technology options that are available today and the ways that older Australians are making use of them. We seniors who are retired certainly are Retired & Wired!
My proudest Telstra moment
Author: Rod Bruem.
It was a real privilege to attend the ‘Pride in Diversity’ awards in Sydney this week where Telstra was named as one of Australia’s leading companies for eliminating discrimination and encouraging workplace inclusion.
Premium protection for your valuable handset
Filed under: business, consumer, customer service, smart phone, Telstra Premium Insurance
Last year, Aussies reported almost 200,000 lost or stolen mobiles to telcos. The figures equate to 3,300 each week or one mobile phone handset every three minutes.
Numbers like that are hard to ignore, and we know that for many customers, mobile phones represent a big investment that they want to protect.
Leading innovation in communications for people with disability
Filed under: community, Disability Action Plan, innovation, technology
Author Dr Rhonda Galbally.
Having focused my life’s work on making a difference for a more equitable society, I was pleased to join Telstra recently to present the Christopher J Newell Prize which recognises innovation in communications that make a positive impact on the lives of people with disability.
Test driving the Telstra Tough 2
Author: Michael Lewis.
Back in December 2009, I wrote about the Telstra Tough™ (T90) – a ruggedised handset designed by Telstra and ZTE and built, as its name suggested, Tough.
Happiness, technology and…boredom!
Filed under: boredom, happiness, social media, technology
Author: Dr. Timothy Sharp.
In my professional (and, for that matter, my personal) life it’s not hard to accept (given my job title and the name of the organisation I founded) that pretty much everyone knows I’m fascinated by happiness and by what makes for a happy life.
Why Walk the Block?
Filed under: lifestyle, smart phone, social media, technology
Author: Dr. Ben Rossiter.
On Tuesday 17 May, Victoria Walks is encouraging you and your colleagues to participate in Walk the Block.
Workplaces across Victoria are encouraged to step away from their desks and onto their feet in order to combat workplace physical inactivity.
Know what I Meme?
Filed under: innovation, lifestyle, social media, social trends, technology, thinking, trends
Author: Marque Owen.
I was talking to a colleague of mine about the latest YouTube sensation, Rebecca Black, and her song ‘Friday’. It turned out that he had never seen many of the videos that have passed into modern lore, and in fact into modern parlance.
