Corporate Governance
We prioritise excellence in corporate governance, transparency, and accountability to ensure long-term performance and sustainability, protecting the interests of our shareholders and stakeholders. Our governance practices support our strategy, monitor performance, manage risks, and provide a clear decision-making framework and behavioural standards.
Our governance framework includes:
- open, clear and timely communications with our shareholders
- a skilled, experienced, diverse and independent Board, with a Board Committee structure suited to our needs
- clear delegation, decision making and accountability frameworks
- robust systems of risk management and assurance
- our behaviours and habits, Telstra Group Code of Conduct, and policy framework which explains what we stand for as an organisation and how we will conduct ourselves as we work together to deliver our strategy.
Our governance arrangements and practices
Telstra complies with the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s fourth edition principles and recommendations and regularly reviews its practices to align with current and emerging developments, market expectations, and regulatory changes. Refer below for our latest Corporate Governance Statement (and Appendix 4G) and other key Governance documents policies.
Annual reporting suite
Diversity
Our latest Gender Equality report (PDF, 1MB) lodged with the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
To comment on the report, email WGEAReporting@team.telstra.com or contact the agency. Refer to the agency’s guidelines at www.wgea.gov.au
Whistleblowing
Our Whistleblowing Policy (PDF, 3.3MB) and process, allows anyone to report suspected unethical, illegal or improper conduct confidentially and anonymously.
Supported by an independent service provider, we also offer a quick guide (PDF, 102KB) and more information is available at www.telstra.ethicspoint.com.
Documents and information
Our Board and Board Committees operate in accordance with the following:
Together with our Telstra Values, our Code of Conduct and policy framework set out the standards of behaviour we expect of our people. These include:
We apply the Australian Board of Taxation’s Voluntary Tax Transparency Code, and the recommended disclosures are provided here and in Note 2.4 of the Financial Statements in our Annual Reports.