Our competition regulator – the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission – has approved a telco network sharing deal between 2 of our largest mobile providers in what’s being painted as a win for regional Aussies. The $1.6 billion/11-year agreement will see TPG users access Optus’s network services, effectively doubling TPG’s nationwide coverage from early 2025. Vodafone, which is owned by TPG, called it a “game-changer”, while the acting boss of Optus Michael Venter says it’ll also allow them to “press the fast-forward button” on the outback 5G roll-out. Note: it’ll pretty much end Telstra’s regional monopoly. And in another company move, it was confirmed yesterday that Tassie’s King Island Dairy will close next year after a new buyer for the 120yo company couldn’t be found. If you’re like us and first discovered brie/camembert via the brand, it’s a grating development…