ASX:TLS 3 September 2025 - 20 May 2026

Telstra Slips, Traders Watch Next ASX Open
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Telstra Slips, Traders Watch Next ASX Open

Telstra Group Limited heads into Thursday’s ASX pre-open facing heat after shares finished down 2.96% at A$4.92. A nationwide outage hit the company hard and put fresh scrutiny on Telstra’s reliability. The S&P/ASX 200 slipped just 0.21% to 8,785.1, letting Telstra underperform the wider market. ASX regular trading doesn't begin until 10 a.m. Sydney, so Telstra investors haven’t had a full chance to react to the company’s late-day statement, fallout from the emergency call issue, or any comment from regulators. That leaves the next open in focus. It’s now about more than just service coming back; the market needs to mark in whether Telstra, as a defensive stock, gets priced for higher operational risk.
July 8, 2026
Telstra Shares Trade Higher as $1.25 Billion Buyback Wraps Up, Investors Focus on Week Ahead
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Australia’s A$7.32 Billion Spectrum Sale Raises Questions for Phone Bills

Australia’s communications regulator has set a preferred price of A$7.32 billion for renewing major mobile and fixed-wireless spectrum licences, sticking with higher fees despite efforts by Telstra, Optus and TPG Telecom to get them cut. The move keeps the debate alive over the cost of airwaves, with the focus shifting to phone bills, network spending and how telcos compete. Telstra, Optus, TPG and NBN Co own the licences supporting fixed wireless broadband and over 30 million mobile services, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority. Spectrum covers the radio frequencies used for mobile and wireless internet. Fixed wireless broadband gives homes and businesses internet through radio, not cables.
May 20, 2026
Telstra Faces $7.32 Billion Hurdle After Rally
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Telstra Faces $7.32 Billion Hurdle After Rally

Telstra Group Ltd shares are trading at A$5.55 heading into Wednesday, up 2.6% from the previous close and near a 12-month peak. The stock is now facing new pressure after Australia’s communications regulator put the market value for renewing major spectrum licences at A$7.32 billion. The licences, which are held by Telstra, Optus, TPG Telecom, and NBN Co, come under what ACMA Chair Nerida O’Loughlin called “a finite and valuable national resource.” ASX cash equities were shut as of the dateline, with trading set to pick up at the usual time. Regular hours for ASX are 09:59:45 to 16:00 Sydney time, including auctions near the start and end.
May 19, 2026
Telstra Stock Bucks ASX Rout as Buyback Tops A$1.12 Billion
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Telstra Stock Bucks ASX Rout as Buyback Tops A$1.12 Billion

Telstra Group Ltd shares rose in a falling Australian market on Monday, closing up 0.56% at A$5.41 as a late filing showed the telecom operator kept buying back stock. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.45% to 8,505.3 points, hit by profit warnings from Brambles and Elders. The move mattered because investors had little appetite for earnings shocks on Monday. Telstra’s appeal was simpler: recurring phone and internet revenue, a visible buyback, and a dividend story that has held up better than many cyclical trades.
May 18, 2026
Telstra Shares Trade Higher as $1.25 Billion Buyback Wraps Up, Investors Focus on Week Ahead
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Telstra Shares Trade Higher as $1.25 Billion Buyback Wraps Up, Investors Focus on Week Ahead

Telstra Group starts Monday trading with its shares at A$5.38. The stock closed up 1.13% on Friday, sitting near its 52-week highs. Shares last changed hands at 4:10 p.m. AEST on May 15, before the weekend pause in Australia’s cash market. Capital return is the new focus for investors. Telstra's filing on May 15 showed it bought 1,095,583 ordinary shares during the session, following an earlier run of 219.4 million shares repurchased. The buy on Friday cost A$5.9 million, putting the total spent at around A$1.116 billion out of a total buyback limit of roughly A$1.25 billion.
May 17, 2026
Telstra Group Limited Buyback Nears A$1.25 Billion Finish Line as TLS Shares Climb
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Telstra Group Limited Buyback Nears A$1.25 Billion Finish Line as TLS Shares Climb

Telstra Group Limited has now burned through roughly 89% of its A$1.25 billion on-market share buy-back, scooping up another 1,095,583 shares on May 15 for A$5.88 million, according to a daily filing. The company’s on-market buy-back lets it purchase its own stock via the exchange, typically to return capital and lift per-share figures. This figure takes on added weight with the program wrapping up June 30—Telstra is sitting on roughly A$134 million of available buyback firepower. According to the filing, the company has bought back 220.5 million shares so far, spending A$1.116 billion. That's about 1.9% of the 11.39 billion shares outstanding in the targeted class.
May 15, 2026
Telstra Group Limited Buyback Nears Finish Line After Fresh A$5 Million Share Purchase
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Telstra Group Limited Buyback Nears Finish Line After Fresh A$5 Million Share Purchase

On Wednesday, Telstra Group Limited snapped up 942,721 more ordinary shares, moving closer to the A$1.25 billion cap for its ongoing on-market buyback, according to a market filing. The on-market approach allows Telstra to repurchase its own listed stock directly through regular exchange trading. The news hits just as Telstra’s capital return stands out as a rare prop for the shares, with investors still eyeing proof that those higher mobile prices will hold up. According to the latest daily notice, Telstra shelled out or was on the hook for A$4.98 million in Wednesday’s buybacks, paying between A$5.24 and A$5.30 per share.
May 14, 2026
Telstra Stock Slips as Buyback Support Meets Spectrum, Rate and Competition Risk
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Telstra Stock Slips as Buyback Support Meets Spectrum, Rate and Competition Risk

Telstra Group slipped into the close on Tuesday, ending at A$5.26 after trading between A$5.24 and A$5.31. Volume was 27.23 million shares, above Google Finance’s listed average volume of 20.15 million, so the move had real participation behind it, even if the price change was modest. The reason the chart moved lower is not hard to trace. Telstra is still buying back stock, but the market no longer treats that as new information. The company’s May 12 buyback update showed it bought 1.66 million shares that day for A$8.75 million, an average of about A$5.26 a share — almost exactly where the stock finished. That tells a simple story: the company bid was there, but buyers were not willing to
May 13, 2026
Telstra Group Limited Shares Face a Big Week as Mobile Price Hikes Hit and Buyback Nears A$1.25 Billion
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Telstra Group Limited Shares Face a Big Week as Mobile Price Hikes Hit and Buyback Nears A$1.25 Billion

Telstra Group Limited is set to hike prices on the bulk of its mobile plans starting May 5, a move that puts both customer costs and shareholder payouts under the spotlight. The country’s biggest telco is still running an on-market share buy-back, inching closer to its A$1.25 billion cap. Timing is key here. Telstra counts around 22.5 million retail mobile services across Australia, meaning even small monthly bumps in prices can noticeably lift revenue—assuming customers stick around.
May 3, 2026
UK & AU Stock Market Today: Live Updates 25.04.2026
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UK & AU Stock Market Today: Live Updates 25.04.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: April 25, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: April 25, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT Remote Indigenous Towns in Australia Invest in Solar Microgrids to Cut Diesel Dependence April 25, 2026, 11:33 PM EDT. Indigenous communities in remote Australia are moving towards energy sovereignty by investing in solar and battery microgrids. Djarindjin, home to nearly 400 Bardi and Jawi people, plans a multimillion-dollar project to supply 80% of its power from renewables, reducing reliance on government-supplied diesel generators. The project, Aalga Goorlil, signals a shift towards local ownership and control amid rising fuel costs exacerbated by global conflicts. Meanwhile, the
April 25, 2026
Telstra Share Price Nears 52-Week High as Buyback Tops A$713 Million — Why TLS Stock Is in Focus
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Telstra Share Price Nears 52-Week High as Buyback Tops A$713 Million — Why TLS Stock Is in Focus

Telstra Group closed Tuesday at A$5.25, sticking near its 52-week peak after the telecom firm logged another round of on-market buybacks in a March 17 ASX disclosure. Shares edged up roughly 0.2% for the day. Here’s the gist: Telstra’s new filing breathes more life into its capital-return narrative. Not even a month has passed since the company bumped its programme cap up to A$1.25 billion. A buyback trims down the number of shares on the market, potentially boosting earnings per share—assuming the business keeps its growth streak.
March 18, 2026
Telstra Share Price Rises as Buyback Keeps Rolling, Outpacing ASX 200
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Telstra Share Price Rises as Buyback Keeps Rolling, Outpacing ASX 200

Telstra Group finished Friday at A$5.19, a 1.37% gain. The telecom continued its buyback, filings from March 12 and March 13 revealing another 3.49 million shares taken off the market, costing around A$18.0 million. That’s notable: Telstra remains resilient even as the broader Australian market stumbles—pressured by oil jitters and interest rate fears. The S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.14% on Friday, bringing its March loss to 6.32%. Tensions in the Middle East have pushed inflation higher and stoked bets on tougher policy.
March 14, 2026
Telstra Group Limited becomes first Australian telco live with anti-fraud APIs as Optus joins, TPG waits
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Telstra Group Limited becomes first Australian telco live with anti-fraud APIs as Optus joins, TPG waits

Telstra Group Limited is the first telco in Australia to launch anti-fraud network APIs via the GSMA’s Open Gateway framework, rolling out a Number Verification service that confirms a user’s phone number against carrier records—no SMS one-time code required. The development was reported Thursday by iTnews, which referenced comments from both Telstra and its competitors. Timing is key here. Carriers want to clamp down on hijacked logins and payments, and Open Gateway hands them a unified tool to pitch these security checks to banks, fintechs, and other big users. “From ambition to execution,” is how Henry Calvert, GSMA’s head of networks, described the project in a March 4 post—he says 86 operator groups, spanning 300-plus networks and 80% of the
March 6, 2026
Your Smartphone Can Now Text via SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites – Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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Your Smartphone Can Now Text via SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites – Here’s Everything You Need to Know

For decades, making a call outside of cell tower range meant carrying a bulky satellite phone. Today, that’s changing. Your everyday smartphone can now connect directly to satellites for basic services like text messaging, thanks to emerging satellite-to-phone networks. SpaceX’s Starlink – best known for broadband dishes – has entered the mobile arena with Starlink Direct to Cell, a service enabling standard phones to communicate with satellites in orbit starlink.com starlink.com. The goal: eliminate “no signal” dead zones so that you can stay connected anywhere you can see the sky starlink.com t-mobile.com. This new capability is rolling out gradually. Early offerings focus on texting and emergency features, with data and voice services to follow. It’s a dramatic development at the
September 2, 2025
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