TELSTRA GROUP LIMITED — Board/Management Information 2005

Mar 29, 2005

30 March 2005

The Manager

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Dear Sir or Madam

FOXTEL Chairman

In accordance with the listing rules, I attach an 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

30 March 2005

119/2005

Foxtel Chairman

Telstra Chairman Mr Donald McGauchie AO today announced that, following Mr Sam Chisholm's decision to step down as Chairman of FOXTEL:

• Mr Bruce Akhurst had been appointed as the Chairman of FOXTEL; and
• Mr Gerry Sutton had been appointed as a Telstra nominated director of FOXTEL.

Mr Akhurst is the Chief Executive Officer of Telstra's advertising and media business, Sensis.

He also has management responsibility for Telstra's digital media strategy, including FOXTEL.

Mr Akhurst has been a director of FOXTEL since March 2000. Mr Sutton is Telstra's Managing Director of BigPond Media and Content and is presently a Telstra alternate director on the Foxtel Board.

Mr McGauchie thanked Mr Chisholm for his important contribution to the development of FOXTEL over his four years as Chairman and noted that he would have a continuing role on the Foxtel Board of Directors.

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