Cannon-Brookes’ SunCable hit by executive departures
The tech billionaire’s ambitious Sun Cable renewable project has been hit by a string of executive exits, adding to uncertainty over the development.
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Cannon-Brookes’ chiefs exit in major Grok shake-up
Two of Mike Cannon-Brookes’ most senior advisers have left his Grok investment company in the latest shake-up for the billionaire’s private investment interests.
Sydney’s Elaine estate gets private credit transformation
The historic Sydney estate Elaine is being carved up for sale by developers starting at $50m apiece. Here’s who is behind the radical plan after the property was bought for $130m from Scott Farquhar, who never lived in the crumbling residence.
Cannon-Brookes’ $40bn SunCable capital raising frozen out
The software billionaire wants to deliver one of the world’s biggest renewable energy projects. But a maiden $US100m capital raising campaign has failed to convince outside investors to back his decarbonisation dream.
SunCable a rollercoaster ride with no financial end in sight
Mike Cannon-Brookes made his money in software with Atlassian, and has big renewable energy aspirations with the SunCable project. But easy funding is proving elusive.
Pulling the plug on green dream
Cannon-Brookes can afford to take the risk, taxpayers cannot
Is this Australia’s next tech unicorn?
Sydney-based edtech platform is expanding to the US, bolstering its operations with key hires from Atlassian, as it seeks to combat skill shortages and help school leavers.
‘Madness’: Cannon-Brookes intensifies green energy push
The Atlassian billionaire says Australia should have the cheapest energy prices in the world and called for more renewable projects, saying ‘constraining power’ was ‘madness’.
Election a victory for ‘anti-extremism’: billionaire Farquhar
The software billionaire says he is glad Australians ‘rejected extremism on the left or right’ as he accelerates a plan for start-ups to donate more equity to social causes.
Atlassian swings to loss as it moves to Trump-proof itself
The software titan has booked a quarterly loss as it spends heavily on artificial intelligence – a move chief executive Mike Cannon-Brookes says will strengthen the company amid a ‘turbulent’ global economy.
CBA’s record breaking day; US-China positive signals lift stocks
Stocks rise as China’s official statement after US outreach on trade talks signals thawing in relations. Block, Corporate Travel shares dive on tariff uncertainty. CBA hits new intraday, closing records.
Rovo and Rovers: Mike Cannon-Brookes wants to go to Mars
The Atlassian billionaire is hatching his own plans to go to Mars – well at least sell software there – and already has a head start on Elon Musk to fulfil a long-held dream.
Aussie tech needs an attitude adjustment, not subsidies: Cannon-Brookes
Mike Cannon-Brookes says Australian tech companies need governments to ‘just get out of the way’, after the industry was left empty-handed in the federal budget.
Atlassian scores gig with Trump’s public service
Mike Cannon-Brookes’ software empire has secured access to the US public service and federal agencies, saying it can accelerate productivity amid heavy cost-cutting from Donald Trump.
Bowen left behind as big climate goes for F1 and jets
Politicians have a lot to learn from the ability of business leaders to bite the bullet and move on, particularly when it comes to the difficult challenge of climate and energy.
‘Hoon’ Portelli steals the show at F1 GP
Having recovered from some dodgy oysters, Adrian Portelli revelled in the conditions at the big race, where some of Australia’s biggest corporate names – and Luke Sayers – pushed through the downpour.
Has Trump’s war on woke changed our tech bros?
US tech supremos have aligned themselves with the US president. Mike Cannon-Brookes, the climate activist with a private jet and an F1 partnership, says he’s steadfast.
Climate campaigner defends ritzy private jet
An Aussie billionaire and ardent climate change campaigner has just bought a private jet, but says he feels a ‘deep internal conflict’ about it.
Software test: How Mike Cannon-Brookes plans to give Williams an edge
Mike Cannon-Brookes believes his flagship software will give Formula One team Williams an edge at the Grand Prix – and it will come down to milliseconds.
How the spreadsheet is killing your productivity
An Atlassian survey of 12,000 workers across six countries has concluded they lose almost 10 hours a week hunting information buried in email threads, Slack channels and siloed systems.
Cannon-Brookes’ Grok seeks investors for SunCable dream
One of the world’s biggest renewable energy projects will seek external funding as Mike Cannon-Brookes tests financiers’ appetite for the giant SunCable project.
No love lost in barney between billionaires
A classic slap fight is unfolding before our eyes between Mike and Annie Cannon-Brookes, the splitsville rich-listers trying to make each other blink over the carve-up of their $23bn estate.
Mike Cannon-Brookes wins court battle over ‘highly sensitive’ files
A sacked executive of Mike Cannon-Brookes who used a personal email to send 1000 files to Annie Cannon-Brookes must hand over his phone and other devices after being accused of leaking confidential information.
Team Mike v Team Annie: Cannon-Brookes staffer ordered to hand over phone, laptops, passwords
Amid a $23bn divorce, Mike Cannon-Brookes is suing the absolute pants off of a once-trusted family office executive, claiming corporate skulduggery has been afoot.
Inside Mike Cannon-Brookes’ net zero agenda for F1
As new sponsor for Williams, the Atlassian billionaire says Formula 1 can show the world that it’s possible to achieve net zero emissions.
Push to hit Aussie billionaires with super tax
The Greens are leading the call to force Australia’s richest people to pay a “billionaires’ tax” that they claim could rake in nearly $25bn in four years.
Australia ‘wasting’ chance to expand
China’s DeepSeek is less than two years old – demonstrating that under the right infrastructure and investment, innovation is fast to follow. Australian needs to take notice.
The quiet tech success story built in our own backyard
While names like Atlassian, Canva and Afterpay are well-appreciated tech stars, the dramatic transformation of this local company has been relatively overlooked.
Atlassian founders add $4bn to their personal fortunes
The personal fortunes of two of the nation’s richest businessmen rocketed by a massive $4bn on paper Friday when investors responded to their tech company beating revenue expectations.
Cannon-Brookes’ SunCable energy project unveils new CEO
The Mike Cannon-Brookes-backed SunCable undersea energy delivery project has named a former Origin executive to take on the role of CEO.
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