SYDNEY, Australia – Leading Australian telecoms company Telstra said on Tuesday it would slash up to 2,800 jobs, shedding 9 percent of its workforce as it keeps pace with "rapid advances in technology."

Chief Executive Vicki Brady said the job cuts would save the company around $230 million, setting it up to better deal with "ongoing inflationary and cost pressures."

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