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Samuel Morse and his assistant evolve the simple code of dots and dashes, now internationally known as 'Morse code'.
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The first inter-colony telegraph links are built between Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. Three years later, Brisbane is linked with Sydney.
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Following the invention of the telephone, several long-distance transmission experiments are successfully conducted in Australia, at distances of up to 400 km.
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The first public telephone is opened at Sydney GPO.
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Edouard Belin establishes the concept for remote fax photo/news reporting.
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The Melbourne Olympic Games proves a starting point for all forms of telecommunications growth in Australia with the Overseas Telecommunications Commission developing many resources and facilities to cater for the unprecedented demand. A new radio telephone exchange is established linking Perth to London.
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The internet makes its appearance: an electronic code that enables computers across the world to communicate with each other via a phone line.
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The first Telstra shares are sold to the Australian public by the Commonwealth, Telstra is listed on the Australian stock exchange for the first time.
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Telstra T-Hub™ a new generation of home phone that works like a mobile phone by combining the features of telephony, information and entertainment becomes available in stores in April.
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4G was launched in Australia
