EDITOR'S NOTE

Good morning,

Telstra contractors have been asked to take seven weeks of extended leave over Christmas in what appears to be a cost-cutting measure, with less than three weeks notice provided to their third party employers.

Speaking of Telstra, that whole "let's split them and buy their fixed network assets" bill passed late last week, in case you somehow missed it!

-- Brett Winterford

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