Tech billionaire Cannon-Brookes backs climate jobs platform

Tech billionaire Cannon-Brookes backs climate jobs platform

Terra.do was founded in 2020 and launched in Australia this week,with about 4500 clean energy jobs available across the country.

  • byDavid Swan

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Atlassian bets big on remote work with $1.5b acquisition

Atlassian bets big on remote work with $1.5b acquisition

Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar’s Atlassian plans to fund the purchase of the company – which facilitates remote work – almost entirely from its existing cash reserves.

  • byTim Biggs
Island trading:Why billionaires love to own a sand-fringed palm tree

Island trading:Why billionaires love to own a sand-fringed palm tree

The Forrest family,the Cannon-Brookes and the Oatley clan are among those who own or have invested in these palm-studded ocean oasis trophies.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Cannon-Brookes laser-focused on Singapore with SunCable solar

Cannon-Brookes laser-focused on Singapore with SunCable solar

Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes is making new progress on plans to export clean energy from Australia to Singapore through a 4,200-kilometer (2,610-mile) submarine cable.

  • byDavid Stringer
AGL is among the most toxic companies on earth,says Cannon-Brookes

AGL is among the most toxic companies on earth,says Cannon-Brookes

Before Mike Cannon-Brookes’ intervention,AGL had planned to continue burning coal at some of Australia’s largest power stations until well in the 2040s.

  • byNick Toscano
Billionaires’ marriage bust-ups – spreading the wealth,but not that far

Billionaires’ marriage bust-ups – spreading the wealth,but not that far

Marriage trouble makes them kindred spirits of sorts,but Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest are anything but friends.

  • byElizabeth Knight
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‘Focused on their children’:Mike Cannon-Brookes and wife Annie separate

‘Focused on their children’:Mike Cannon-Brookes and wife Annie separate

A source linked to the couple has confirmed they separated more than a month ago. They married in 2010.

  • byLaura Chung andLucy Macken
Billionaire Cannon-Brookes keeps heat on AGL to hasten coal exit

Billionaire Cannon-Brookes keeps heat on AGL to hasten coal exit

Mike Cannon-Brookes has thrown support behind AGL’s increased carbon ambitions but intends to ramp up engagement and press for earlier coal plant closures.

  • byNick Toscano
Top emitter AGL sets targets for replacing coal with cleaner power

Top emitter AGL sets targets for replacing coal with cleaner power

AGL is confident the bumpiest year of the green energy transition is now behind it as higher wholesale power prices help it return to profit.

  • byNick Toscano
Sun Cable backer in talks to add wind to solar mega-project

Sun Cable backer in talks to add wind to solar mega-project

Mike Cannon-Brookes’ new partner in Sun Cable is in early talks with wind farm developers about the possibility of expanding the giant project’s generation mix.

  • byNick Toscano
Inside Cannon-Brookes’ ‘big swing’ to sell sunshine to Singapore

Inside Cannon-Brookes’ ‘big swing’ to sell sunshine to Singapore

Two things the climate emergency calls for most are bold ambition and money. Last week,Mike Cannon-Brookes left little doubt that he has both. But can he pull off his most ambitious proposal yet?

  • byNick Toscano