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Gamers across Australia and the world are uniting in support of the children and families impacted by the Ukraine war, in a fundraising first for UNICEF Australia.

Telecommunications industry regulation veteran Fay Holthuyzen has taken out the top award as the Australian Communications Ambassador 2019 at the 13th Annual Communications Alliance ACOMM Awards in Sydney.

Children as young as 12 will more than likely be getting their first smartphone this Christmas, with research by Telstra revealing that many parents will buy their kids a phone to keep them safe when they are away from home.

Telstra has partnered with youth-led movement against bullying, PROJECT ROCKIT, to launch a digital classroom aimed at empowering young people to take action on cyber bullying and online safety.

A global initiative to teach young children how to code has been launched in Australia with the support of the Telstra Foundation.

The Telstra Foundation has committed $8m to fund the rollout of version for public libraries of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation's eSmart School system, developed to help schools counter cyber-bullying and protect pupils from the evils of the online world.

A recently retired Telstra executive has been appointed as chairman of the Telstra Foundation.