Huge pay rise for Telstra boss despite outage disaster

Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady is getting a pay rise after an embarrassing network outage. Also today in The Front’s headlines edition: counsel for former radio host Alan Jones has asked a witness - the former girlfriend of a man known as Complainant J - if she fabricated her evidence in anticipation of financial reward. The witness rejected the suggestion - but there’s fresh drama in the proceedings after prosecutors amended the charges against Jones.  Alan Jones trial: Crown prosecutors extend timeline of alleged assaults by two years Telstra chief’s pay jumps 11pc to $6.8m despite bonus cut over triple-0 failure Darwin slips disaster robs Bangladesh of dream startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.