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.

Middle East at war

US-Iran war as it happened: Trump orders Iran to back down in fiery post; nine killed as hundreds storm US consulate

The US has joined Israel in launching a daylight attack on Iran’s capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city’s downtown. Follow our rolling coverage.

25 days ago
Supratim Adhikari, Alexander Darling, Lynette Eyb, Ellen Connolly, Jessica McSweeney, Ashleigh McMillan and Angus Delaney

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Donald Trump during the State of the Union address.

Trump's White House

Five key takeaways from Trump’s promise to do ‘better and better and better’

US President Donald Trump has delivered the longest speech in the history of the State of the Union address, using the platform to tout all the successes of his administration so far.

February 25, 2026
Michael Koziol and Supratim Adhikari

Epstein fallout

‘Beyond heartbreaking’: Melinda Gates responds to latest Epstein dirt sheet

Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates says her ex-husband, Bill Gates, should answer any questions raised following the release of the latest Epstein files.

February 4, 2026
Supratim Adhikari

Treasury Wine Estates began making its own China-made version of Penfolds as part of a new strategy when China imposed harsh tariffs on Australian exports.

Wine exports

Penfolds panic: China slump spells trouble for Treasury Wines

The company has been savaged by investors, and its stock now is near a 10-year low amid signs that its premium brand is losing its mojo in the Chinese market.

October 13, 2025
Supratim Adhikari

Qantas Airways suffered a data breach in June and now the hackers are demanding $1 million.

Cyber security

Qantas customer data posted on dark web as hackers deliver on threat

Hacker collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters has gone through with its threat to release personal details of almost of 5.7 million Qantas customers.

October 12, 2025
Supratim Adhikari and Chris Zappone

Optus chair John Arthur, Singtel CEO Kuan Moon Yuen, and Optus CEO Stephen Rue speak to media following a meeting with communications minister Anika Wells.

Analysis
Optus

Optus’ scolding puts the blowtorch on all the telcos

The federal government’s grilling of Optus high command seems all bark and little bite, with fixing Triple Zero a test for both sides.

September 30, 2025
Supratim Adhikari

Analysis
Optus

Has Optus learnt anything from the ‘technical’ problems of the past two years?

The telco has now had two botched upgrades. Chief Stephen Rue’s tenure is almost certainly headed for a swift end.

September 19, 2025
Supratim Adhikari

Healthscope chief executive Tino La Spina says it is business as usual for the country’s second-largest hospital operator.

Insolvency

Why has Healthscope entered receivership?

One of Australia’s biggest private hospital operators has gone under and its collapse has raised questions about the future of private hospitals in the country.