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Private jets and public virtue: unspinning Cannon-Brookes on climate

The MCB playbook is clear: acknowledge contradictions before critics can turn them into weapons, overwhelm with technical solutions few understand, reframe luxury as sacrifice, and position wealth as the solution rather than the problem.

Jessy Wu

When The Australian Financial Review’s Rear Window called out Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes for his use of a private jet, the billionaire climate advocate didn’t hide or apologise.

Instead, he penned a 600-word LinkedIn manifesto that offers a masterclass in reputation management for the ultra-wealthy.

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Jessy Wu is the managing director of communications agency Encour. Previously, she was a VC investor in early-stage tech companies.

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