This Month
Cannon-Brookes and Farquhar on very different flight paths
One Atlassian founder has been forced to land in a medical emergency while the other revealed his private jet’s personalised number plate to paparazzi.
All the bankers at Melbourne’s sodden grand prix
From Luke Sayers to Mike Cannon-Brookes to Matt Comyn, Australia’s biggest business names braved the Melbourne weather on Sunday.
Private jets and public virtue: unspinning Cannon-Brookes on climate
The MCB playbook is clear: acknowledge contradictions before critics turn them into weapons, overwhelm with technical solutions, reframe luxury as sacrifice, and wealth as the solution.
‘Don’t create a problem’: Advice for private jet owner Cannon-Brookes
Tech entrepreneur and clean energy evangelist Mike Cannon-Brookes has bought a private jet. Is it possible to travel in style and save the planet at the same time?
What it costs to get a company’s name on an F1 driver’s helmet
What are candlestick chart trading patterns doing on the headgear of F1 driver Lance Stroll? It’s just part of the big money sponsors are rushing to spend.
Sell-off could worsen; Cannon-Brookes’ jet conflict; Myer’s big changes
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Cannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jet
The billionaire Atlassian co-founder says he bought the Bombardier 7500 for security reasons and his flights have a “net negative carbon footprint”.
Farquhar lives his lycra dream as Cannon-Brookes faces bumpy ride
The Atlassian co-founder has gone for a different type of racing to the Grand Prix.
Can our ‘most loved, least-funded’ founder turn garbage into gold?
Olympia Yarger says there’s a good business in rubbish. Her battle to raise millions of dollars is nothing compared to what she has been through to get here.
February
Cannon-Brookes sacked CFO for ‘very significant’ transfer to his wife
The couple separated almost two years ago, and are in the midst of a messy fight as they split some $24 billion of assets after a 13-year marriage.
Smorgon, Merlo and Garnaut: Melbourne heavyweights trade mansions
A mix of pricey properties linked to some of Melbourne’s biggest surnames have hit the city’s prestige market following Paul Little’s record Coonac sale.
Tech bros share the riches (with their lawyers)
Lawyers are cashing in on the legal scandals rocking the start-up world, but it’s tougher for those footing the bill on the other side to the founders.
Mike Cannon-Brookes wins injunction as asset split with wife gets ugly
The Atlassian billionaire has won his court battle to injunct the former secretary of his family office for sharing information with Annie Cannon-Brookes.
Court case highlights $31b at stake in Cannon-Brookes marriage split
With an estimated fortune of $31 billion on the line, there’s more to the wealth of Mike and Annie Cannon-Brookes than Atlassian shares.
Cannon-Brookes sues secretary for sending secrets to estranged wife
Barristers acting for the billionaire said his company’s private secretary had sent confidential files including police checks on Christmas Day.
Cannon-Brookes injuncts employee who allegedly took secret information
Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes is seeking to injunct the company secretary of his private companies who was allegedly taking confidential information.
What we learnt: Donald who? AGL’s $1b battery bet and love for EVs get thumbs up
AGL still loves electric vehicles, Suncorp’s profit jump might be too big for its own good, and is CBA’s balance sheet beyond reproach?
Dovetail boss says workplace relationship was an error, denies assault
The chief executive of the billion-dollar start-up has filed dozens of messages sent by his employee to support his claim they had a consensual relationship.
January
Atlassian rockets to three-year high after earnings surprise
Mike Cannon-Brookes says the company has had some “massive customer wins”, sending its shares soaring almost 20 per cent on Friday.