The thing about billionaires is they’re not like us. Take Jeff Bezos and his Venice wedding monstrosity earlier this week. One of Bezos’ side celebrations was themed as a “foam party”. Jeff, please, you’re 61 years old.
Closer to home we’ve got Annie Cannon-Brookes, recently separated from husband Mike Cannon-Brookes. She bought Dunk Island in Far North Queensland for $23.65 million in 2022, while they were still together. It is part of an effort to rehabilitate a spectacular parcel buttressing the Great Barrier Reef. That is, if she can keep the lights on.
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Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com
