Telstra CEO gets $700,000 pay rise to $6.8m despite Australia-wide outage

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Telstra is one of Australia's largest telecommunications companies, providing services to millions of customers across the country. The company's recent Australia-wide outage had significant impacts on its customers and operations, making the timing of the CEO's pay rise notable. The decision to cut senior executive bonuses by a total of $1.3m suggests that the company's board has taken some steps to acknowledge the outage's consequences.

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Telstra CEO gets $700,000 pay rise to $6.8m despite Australia-wide outage

Telco board cuts senior executive bonuses by total $1.3m after tech fail that affected millions Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Telstra has paid its chief executive, Vicki Brady, $6.8m for the year ending in June, after docking 20% of her bonus in response to the network’s nationwide outage in July. The company reported financial re…