TELSTRA GROUP LIMITED — Board/Management Information 2005

Oct 6, 2005

7 October 2005

The Manager

Company Announcements Office Australian Stock Exchange 4^th Floor, 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000

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ELECTRONIC LODGEMENT

Dear Sir or Madam

HR appointment to accelerate cultural change

For your information, attached is a copy of a media announcement for release to the market.

Yours sincerely

North brake

Douglas Gration Company Secretary

Telstra Corporation Limited ACN 051 775 556 ABN 33 051 775 556

Media Release

7 October 2005

296/05

HR appointment to accelerate cultural change

Telstra today announced the appointment of Ms Andrea Grant as Group Managing Director. Human Resources, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.

"Ms Grant will be responsible for developing the capability of Telstra's people to meet the company's objectives of growing the business, competing, and providing the best possible service to our customers," Chief Executive Officer, Mr Sol Trujillo, said today.

Ms Grant joins Telstra from GM Holden where she was Executive Director, Human Resources; a position she held since 2001. She also served as GM Holden's first female board member.

"In the course of our strategic review the new management team has been pleased with the considerable talent here at Telstra. Ms Grant will help us to best harness this talent and build our capabilities to support our commercial objectives," Mr Trujillo said.

"Ms Grant will develop performance measurement programs, succession planning and other human capital and organisational development programs to advance the new vision for the company.

"Ms Grant will also help drive cultural change to ensure that our focus is fully on our customers and on our strategies going forward," Mr Trujillo said.

In 2003, Ms Grant received the 'Australian HR Awards' award for Best HR Director in Australia. Recently she was awarded the EOWA Business Achievement Award for Diversity Leader for the Advancement of Women.

Before joining GM Holden, Ms Grant was Human Resources Director of Merck, Sharp & Dohme (New Zealand) Limited.

"I am delighted to welcome Ms Grant to Telstra, and I look forward to the significant role she will make in our company." Mr Truiillo said.

Telstra Media Contact - Kerrina Lawrence 03 9632 5611, 0419 352 313

Biographical Notes - Ms Andrea Grant

Andrea began her career in human resources in 1984 with Drake International in Johannesburg, South Africa, as a recruitment consultant. She transferred to Australia with Drake in 1986 and worked in both Canberra and Sydney. Following an appointment into Human Resources at MLC Life Ltd in 1988 she developed her career working in all aspects of HR. After a move to Melbourne in 1990 she began to specialise in organisational development and change management. This included the roles of HR Consultant and Training and Education Manager for the Customer Services Division of Colonial Mutual Life-Australia.

In 1993 Andrea returned to New Zealand to take up the position of Human Resources Manager with Merck Sharp & Dohme (New Zealand) Ltd - a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical multinational Merck & Co. Within two years Andrea was promoted to Director status, and led a successful organisational transformation program.

In 2000, Merck Sharpe & Dohme received the NZ Government's Best Employer - New Zealand award for its Work and Life' initiatives.

Andrea holds a Bachelor of Education Degree, a Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching, and an Affilliate Diploma from the Australian/NZ Insurance and Finance Institute. In addition she is a graduate of the London Business School's Advanced Development Programme