SBS On the Money

Telstra outage costs CEO $607,000 in bonuses

SBS On the Money

Show Notes

Telstra posts a $2.4 Billlion dollar annual profit, and docks CEO Vicky Brady $607,000 over July's nationwide outage; More CBA profit-taking; Federal and NSW governments split a $2.5 Billion bailout of Tomago aluminium smelter; Mathan Somasundaram, CEO of Deep Data Analytics, gives his take on the day, speaking to Rena Sarumpaet.

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