Telstra’s chief executive, Vicki Brady, receives an 11% pay rise, with her remuneration package rising to $6.8 million for the financial year. The reports note the increase comes in a period in which Telstra reduces staffing by about 1,200 jobs.
The financial year referenced by the outlets ends around three weeks before a nationwide outage that affects access to emergency services, with Triple Zero calls reported as being cut off. Across the coverage, the emphasis differs mainly in how the timing of the payout is framed relative to the subsequent outage. The outlets also focus on the scale of the job cuts during the same reporting period, while presenting the pay rise as part of the company’s executive remuneration outcomes.
Overall, the sources agree on the key figures: the 11% increase, the $6.8m package, and the roughly 1,200 job reductions, alongside the proximity of the payout period to the later emergency-calls outage.
