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Exhibit 12 Chief Executive Officer Certification I, Zygmunt Switkowski, Chief Executive Officer, certify that:  1.
    
    I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Telstra
Corporation Limited;2.
    
    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report;3.
    
    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;4.
    
    The companys other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the company
and have:  (a)
    
    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed
under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the company, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
being prepared;(b)
    
    Evaluated the effectiveness of the companys
disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report
our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
this report based on such evaluation; and(c)
    
    Disclosed in this report any change in the companys
internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
the period covered by the annual report that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
companys internal control over financial reporting; and  5.
    
    The companys other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the companys auditors and the audit committee of the
companys board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):  (a)
    
    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses
in the design or operation of internal control over financial
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
companys ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information; and(b)
    
    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the
companys internal control over financial reporting. Dated: 29 October 2004 /S/ Z E Switkowski




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Exhibit 12 Chief Financial Officer Certification I, John Stanhope, Chief Financial Officer, certify that:  1.
    
    I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Telstra
Corporation Limited;2.
    
    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report;3.
    
    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;4.
    
    The companys other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the company
and have:  (a)
    
    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed
under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the company, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
being prepared;(b)
    
    Evaluated the effectiveness of the companys
disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report
our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
this report based on such evaluation; and(c)
    
    Disclosed in this report any change in the companys
internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
the period covered by the annual report that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
companys internal control over financial reporting; and  5.
    
    The companys other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the companys auditors and the audit committee of the
companys board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):  (a)
    
    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses
in the design or operation of internal control over financial
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
companys ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information; and(b)
    
    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the
companys internal control over financial reporting. Dated: 29 October 2004 /s/ J Stanhope