# Telstra CEO gets $700,000 pay rise to $6.8m despite nationwide outage

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- The Guardian, 2026-08-13 01:37 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/13/telstra-ceo-pay-rise-vicki-brady

> Telstra paid CEO Vicki Brady $6.8m for the year to June after cutting 20% of her bonus over a July outage that affected millions. More than 30,000 customers have sought compensation, while the company says regulatory outcomes and financial consequences remain uncertain. Senior executives’ bonuses were cut by a combined $1.3m.