Supratim Adhikari
Supratim Adhikari is a technology and business journalist with digital experience. Stints at Business Spectator, The Australian. Better than average cook, pretty handy with knives and guitar.
Packaging billionaire Anthony Pratt pumped $15m into Trump campaign
The head of the Visy empire, who is moving permanently to the US, has hailed Donald Trump’s return to the White House and reaffirmed his commitment to working with the incoming administration.
- by Supratim Adhikari
Latest
AustralianSuper rejects ‘final’ Brookfield bid for Origin Energy
Origin’s biggest shareholder has rejected Brookfield/EIG’s ‘best and final’ bid for Australia’s biggest energy retailer despite a sweetened offer of $9.53 a share.
- by Supratim Adhikari and Millie Muroi
Liontown opens the door to a lithium mega-deal
West Australian lithium minnow Liontown Resources is potentially on the cusp of sealing a $6.6 billion takeover by one of the world’s largest lithium producers.
- by Supratim Adhikari and Simon Johanson
Tech turmoil offers WiseTech Global a chance to scoop recruits
Boss of the logistics software maker, Richard White, says the technology sector is still losing out to banks and law firms when it comes to picking up talent.
- by Supratim Adhikari
Analysis
Telecommunications
Telstra aims for top spot as telco ‘Game of Thrones’ goes rural
Regional Australia is shaping up as the next battleground for Australian telcos and Telstra’s new boss Vicki Brady says she is ready for the challenge.
- by Supratim Adhikari
Opinion
Andrew Penn
‘It was a steep learning curve’: Andy Penn on his seven-year stint as Telstra CEO
Telstra’s outgoing boss Andrew Penn took the reins at the company at the worst possible time. But despite a tough start, he will leave on his own terms.
- by Supratim Adhikari
Opinion
Elon Musk
Musk, the professional agitator, will make Twitter a worse place
If you think Twitter is a bin fire now, a successful takeover by Elon Musk could turn it into a raging inferno of misinformation.
- by Supratim Adhikari
Opinion
Telecommunications
Penn’s numbers are terrible, but that won’t be his legacy
The seven-year tenure of Telstra’s outgoing CEO has seen over $20 billion wiped off its books, but Penn will win plaudits for his reforms.
- by Supratim Adhikari
Updated
Executive shake-up
Big ambitions: Incoming Telstra boss Vicki Brady wins investor approval
Vicki Brady has insisted she can generate growth at the telco despite significant strategic challenges, as investors endorsed her appointment.
- by Zoe Samios and Supratim Adhikari
Analysis
Telecommunications
Money talks as Telstra and TPG hang up on hostilities
The idea of Telstra willingly working with a rival on regional mobile coverage would have been unthinkable even a few years ago.
- by Supratim Adhikari
Telstra, TPG Telecom bury the hatchet on mobile sharing
Telstra and TPG Telecom have signed a 10-year mobile infrastructure sharing deal that will boost Telstra’s revenue while helping TPG improve its mobile coverage.
- by Supratim Adhikari
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