This Month
Dutton’s knee-jerk politics on Ukraine
Readers’ letters on Peter Dutton’s rejection of Australian troops in Ukraine, Donald Trump’s tariff trade war and Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar’s views on the mining industry.
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.
Scott Farquhar to succeed Robyn Denholm as Tech Council chair
The Atlassian co-founder is taking his first major role since stepping down from his company and will become Australia’s top tech lobbyist.
Point King, Skip Capital in $111m payday by selling down Factor Bikes
The Australian investors will partially cash out their stake in the premium bicycle maker, selling a 21 per cent holding to Chinese manufacturer Zhonglu.
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.
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.
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.
The biggest financial backers of Climate 200 revealed
Two investors donated about $1 million each to the teal fundraising vehicle, while a 94-year-old grandfather matched donations up to $1000 for each year of his life.
December 2024
Canva, Cotton On and Atlassian among the top 20 corporate givers
The amount of funds donated by the top 50 corporate philanthropists has jumped to $1.7 billion.
November 2024
Start-up stars: what’s happened to tech’s Class of 2021
VC firms that wrote huge cheques on very generous valuations in 2021 are now nervously watching Australia’s most heavily backed start-ups. How are they going now?
‘Nanny state’: Top techies slate rushed social media laws
Australia’s tech sector was stunned at being given only 24 hours to respond to new social media laws, and warns they are ill-defined and risk unintended consequences.
Election donation rules target Palmer and Climate 200
New rules due to come into force in 2026 will cap spending in federal elections and dramatically speed up public disclosure rules.
Atlassian co-founders $5b richer as Cannon-Brookes answers doubters
An after-market rally on Wall Street has added about $2.5 billion apiece to the fortune’s of Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar.
October 2024
Why Cannon-Brookes is under pressure over first solo Atlassian result
Shares in Atlassian have rallied 20 per cent in the last month, with investors betting the CEO is under-promising and over-delivering.
PE giant buys in as Aussie AI infrastructure start-up raises $45m
Swedish private equity giant EQT is one of the lead investors in a $45 million funding round at Australian AI infrastructure start-up Neara.
Angry members brand Tech Council a ‘billionaires lunch club’
The industry association for some of the country’s largest technology firms failed to act on allegations against WiseTech founder Richard White, they say.
Tech Council board picked Richard White over Robin Khuda
One must pity the Tech Council of Australia, newly tied to Richard White, who joined its board in late June.
NAB no longer hosting Richard White
No man is an island – not even a billionaire. All have some vulnerability to the headlines, even when seemingly determined to ride them out.
ASX slumps; Beirut bombarded; The whole world’s going private
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Scott Farquhar and Kim Jackson sell Point Piper’s Elaine for $130m
Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar and his wife Skip Capital’s Kim Jackson sold their unused waterfront mansion Elaine in Point Piper for about $130 million.