Australians working outside the office are increasing, new data shows. Almost half of all working Australians are spending more time doing business outside the workplace than they were five years ago and they're attributing that to better technology and increased flexibility of employers, according to a Telstra survey.

Telstra Executive Director Consumer, Rebekah O'Flaherty said "Technology plays a huge part in allowing Aussies to work outside the office and embrace better work life balance. The trend shows we could well be witnessing a cultural shift in the way we work."

Almost 80 per cent of Australian employees surveyed say they would take up the option of working outside the workplace if their employer offered this along with a fast, reliable mobile broadband network.

However not all Australian bosses are keeping up, with only 60 per cent of employers surveyed saying they allowed staff to work outside the office. Of those who didn't, one in five said this was because they don't trust their employees to work as hard when outside the workplace.

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