[Link] Telstra to make public pay phone calls around Australia free

Read: 3/8/2021 www.theguardian.com

Australians will be able to make free calls from public pay phones across the country under a new Telstra initiative.

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[Link] ‘Prices going up’: competition watchdog tells governments to limit asset sales as public loses trust

Read: 30/7/2021 www.theguardian.com

Competition watchdog Rod Sims has called for curbs on state and federal government privatisations, saying the public has lost trust after seeing prices rise following asset sell-offs.

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