Telstra CEO Pay Rises 11% to $6.8m Despite Triple Zero Outage Bonus Cut

Telstra's board cut $607,000 — 20% of CEO Vicki Brady's bonus — over July's Triple Zero outage, which disrupted emergency calls and nearly half of network traffic. Other pay components absorbed the penalty, lifting her total 11% to $6.8 million. Over 30,000 customers sought compensation; nearly $1 million has been paid out.