Tim O'Leary

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

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It’s a time of change for our business. As we face squarely into these challenges with our T22 strategy, however, we have not lost sight of the bigger picture - or our responsibility for managing our environmental and social impacts.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

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Over the last 12 months or so there has been increasing stakeholder and community interest in the role of industry associations, particularly their contributions to public policy development and the setting of industry regulations and standards.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

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With parts of Australia impacted by significant drought, including 50 per cent of Queensland and NSW, we are making our natural disaster support arrangements available to all farmers across the country who are Telstra customers.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

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Today, we announced a partnership with Australian farmers to build a digital future and build advocacy on behalf of regional Australia.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

3 min read

Telstra has a proud history of providing the largest and most extensive offerings in the industry for low income, vulnerable and disadvantaged customers – this equates to more than $2bn in value since 2002.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

4 min read

Telstra customers will no longer be charged for calls from their mobile phones and most payphones to the beyondblue and Suicide Call Back Service 1300 number counselling services.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

2 min read

Girl power. It was a phase coined in the late 1990s by pop quintet the Spice Girls to voice a new movement of female empowerment and independence. Twenty years on the single “Wannabe” has been resurrected,

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

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We’re offering free standard voice calls and texts made from personal post-paid mobiles and fixed lines to Belgium.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

1 min read

To help our customers check on friends and relatives affected by Tropical Cyclone Winston, we’re offering free standard voice calls and texts made from personal post-paid mobiles and fixed lines to Fiji from 5pm AEDT on 20 February until 5pm AEDT on 27 February.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

1 min read

To help our customers check on friends and relatives affected, we’re offering free standard voice calls and texts made from personal post paid mobiles and fixed lines to France from 5am AEST on 14 November until 5am AEST on 21 November.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

3 min read

Today in Sydney Telstra was proud to host the Australian launch of the SDG compass. Jointly developed by the UN Global Compact, Global Reporting Initiative and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the Compass has been introduced to help organisations to align their strategic thinking to the SDGs, as well as measure and manage their contribution towards achieving them.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

3 min read

Remote communities across the Northern Territory will have new or additional telecommunications services as part of a three year agreement between the Northern Territory Government and Telstra.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

4 min read

So today, Telstra, in partnership with the Swinburne Institute for Social Research and the Centre for Social Impact, has launched a new three-year project to bring a clearer focus to the issue of digital inclusion in Australia.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

2 min read

At Telstra, we’re committed to making a difference for the customers and communities we serve and the people we employ. Our sixth Disability Action Plan (2013 – 2016) recognises the benefits that modern communications technologies bring to people with disability and the important leadership role that Telstra can play.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

1 min read

A devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on Saturday 25 April causing widespread damage and destruction.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

4 min read

Author: Tim O'Leary. Through our ‘Everyone Connected’ programs, we are working to bridge the digital divide in Australia. Find out more.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

1 min read

To help our customers check on friends and relatives affected by Cyclone Pam, we’re offering free standard voice calls and texts for calls made from post paid mobiles and fixed lines to Vanuatu from 6am on 13 March until 6am on 29 March.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

2 min read

Author: Tim O'Leary. This week, Telstra’s Safe Connections program was recognised at a side event to the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

1 min read

Author: Tim O'Leary. At Telstra we believe everyone should be able to enjoy the benefits of being connected and over the past two years our Tech Savvy Seniors program has been the cornerstone of our digital literacy agenda.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

1 min read

Since 1872, when the 3,200 kilometer overland telegraph was laid between Darwin and Port Augusta, Telstra has had a real, on-the-ground intersection with Indigenous people and communities.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

1 min read

Author: Tim O'Leary. Domestic and family violence is a very significant issue in our society, currently impacting around one in three women in their lifetime. Read more about what Telstra is doing to help.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

3 min read

Author: Tim O'Leary. New communications technologies have created a more connected world, fundamentally changing how we live and work. This has profound implications for the environment and how we address challenges such as climate change and low carbon growth as detailed in Telstra’s Environment Strategy.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

3 min read

Author: Tim O'Leary. We want all our customers to have a brilliant experience with us, so I am really pleased that we’re helping people with vision impairment by removing CAPTCHA from our online Telstra pages.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

2 min read

Author: Tim O'Leary. Our approach to sustainability has evolved and matured considerably over the past few years, and FY14 has been no exception.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

1 min read

Author: Tim O'Leary. This month, Telstra joined the nation in celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples during NAIDOC week.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

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Author: Tim O'Leary. National Volunteer Week recognises the 36 per cent of Australians who get involved in their communities by volunteering each year. It serves as a great reminder of the impact we can make by giving our time to a cause we care about.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

2 min read

Author: Tim O'Leary. Everyone can benefit from being online and connected no matter where they live, how old they are or where their interests lie. However, many seniors haven't yet entered the digital world.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

1 min read

Author: Tim O'Leary. Earlier this month we released a report that details what smart technologies could mean for our economy and environment.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

2 min read

Author: Tim O'Leary. I believe online safety is as much about creating a sense of belonging and reinforcing high standards of behaviour, as it is about eliminating negative behaviours. What's the One Good Thing you did online?

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

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Author: Tim O'Leary. In November 2012 Telstra launched the Telstra Pre-Paid Mobile Recharge Program at Frontyard Youth Services, Melbourne City Mission. At the time, we committed to provide up to $1m per year in $20 Pre-Paid mobile recharge cards for Telstra Pre-Paid mobile customers seeking crisis support through domestic violence and youth homelessness agencies across Australia. Currently over 110 agencies & their networks partner with us in the program.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

2 min read

Telstra’s recent decision to provide a concession to customers facing a safety risk due to a domestic violence situation and requiring a Silent Line, has received positive feedback. I am now pleased to advise everyone, that following changes to our systems and billing arrangements, we’re now ready to implement these changes.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

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At Telstra our staff are encouraged to get involved and volunteer with local charity, community and Not-For-Profit organisations. Whether it is skilled or unskilled, personal, group or team volunteering, staff are given a day of paid volunteer leave so that they can help out the local community.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

2 min read

Author: Tim O'Leary. There have been reports on social media recently that Telstra is about to revise its policy on charging silent line fees for victims of domestic violence. I’m pleased to confirm that this is correct.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

2 min read

Did you know that 4 million Australians (18.5% of our population) have a disability, with 1.25 million Australians having a profound disability? People with a disability are Australia’s largest minority and unfortunately nearly one in two people with a disability live in poverty. Australia ranks 21 out of 29 OECD countries in employment for people with disabilities. These are not stats to be proud of.

by Tim O'Leary
Chief Sustainability Officer

3 min read

The actions of a corporation impact the community in a host of ways, even if not all members of that community choose to directly transact or interact with that corporation. Taking up the new role of Chief Sustainability Officer at Telstra, this is something I have been thinking about recently.