Mobile operator Vodafone Hutchison Australia has reported a rise in annual earnings and revenue, luring 135,000 new customers to its network. Vodafone Hutchison - a 50/50 joint venture between Vodafone Group and Hutchison Telecommunications in Australia - booked a 5.4 per cent rise in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation to $813 million in the year ended December 31 from a year ago.