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The simple ways top CEOs find balance in their lives
The first step to achieving work/life balance is realising how hard it is. These bosses have some easy tips to start with.
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
This Month
- Exclusive
- Chanticleer CEO poll
‘Australia is falling behind’: 55 CEOs demand election action
Top chief executives say the next federal government must make the nation’s crippling regulatory burden and housing supply top priorities.
- Updated
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
Australia’s 50 highest-paid CEOs in 2024 revealed
Macquarie Group’s Shemara Wikramanayake is Australia’s best-paid CEO for the fourth year in a row.
- Patrick Durkin
November
Why the Telstra CEO is worried about next year’s federal election
Telstra boss Vicki Brady said long-term thinking was needed in Canberra, something that could be difficult if neither party has a majority in parliament.
- Tom McIlroy and Lucas Baird
September
‘Not just going to happen’: Telstra boss warns on AI boom
Vicki Brady says Australia could miss out on a vital boost to productivity from artificial intelligence if it fails to build the core infrastructure required.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
No magic, just hard work: What Telstra’s AI push really looks like
Vicki Brady’s big lesson on deploying AI? The gains are incremental, and they’re hard-won. But the opportunity is real, and the value is starting to emerge.
- James Thomson
August
Telstra boss Vicki Brady retreats from the ‘telco for everything’
The era of hotchpotch acquisitions and experimenting with non-telco services such as selling energy plans is over.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
What’s behind Telstra’s pointed message for the government
Telstra isn’t getting the returns it should on its huge capital expenditure bill. Vicki Brady wants to change that by pulling three levers.
- James Thomson
- Updated
- Earnings season
Telstra goes big on infrastructure as it bets on AI
The country’s largest telco says Australia has an opportunity to “really reinvigorate” how people connect, as it reports a 13 per cent slide in profit.
- Jenny Wiggins
Microsoft’s Telstra deal backs Vicki Brady’s $1.6b infrastructure bet
The technology giant will become the first client of a big intercity fibre network being rolled out after the telco decided not to sell its InfraCo division.
- Paul Smith
May
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Telstra’s biggest surprise isn’t its 2800 job cuts
Telstra boss Vicki Brady is sending a message to the market: the telco must lift returns on investment, and that means hard choices.
- James Thomson
Mobile users face price rises as Telstra swings the axe
Customers could be hit with above-inflation price increases for mobile phone plans, as well as higher internet fees, as the telecommunications giant slashes costs.
- Updated
- Jenny Wiggins
March
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The two tectonic shifts in markets that will decide the next decade
Are we headed for a world of higher rates, lower growth and more volatility, or will AI unleash a deflationary wave?
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why Shemara Wikramanayake is bullish (and you should be too)
Australia has the natural advantages and economic backdrop to outrun tepid growth forecasts, but top CEOs say we must make the right decisions and the right investments. Here’s how to do it.
- James Thomson
February
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why Telstra’s Vicki Brady gave up Taylor Swift for Spain
As the CEO prepares for the mobile sector’s big annual event, she’s firmly focused on grabbing the opportunities from AI after telcos missed out on past tech booms.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Telstra’s mobile win comes with a professional services scare
A surprise dip in revenue from the professional services sector took the shine off the telco’s impressive mobile gains.
- James Thomson
December 2023
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Inside the secret school for ASX CEOs
Chanticleer has been given a rare look inside the invite-only course for new ASX 150 CEOs, which is the brainchild of BHP chairman Ken MacKenzie.
- Updated
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why the work from home debate is entering a new phase
Australia’s top CEOs have accepted flexible work is here to stay. But almost four years on from the pandemic, there are growing questions about productivity, culture and career development.
- Updated
- James Thomson
November 2023
Telstra plans $1.6b fibre network upgrade to connect cities
Telstra boss Vicki Brady is betting big on a massive network of fibre cables which will connect all Australia’s mainland capital cities.
- Tess Bennett
September 2023
Telstra confirms Versent buyout talks
The telco giant has confirmed it is looking at buying Versent, a consultancy that sells cloud transformation and cybersecurity products and services.
- Tess Bennett