Mike Cannon-Brookes
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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.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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‘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.
- by Laura Chung and Lucy Macken
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.
- by Nick Toscano
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.
- by Nick Toscano
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.
- by Nick Toscano
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?
- by Nick Toscano
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Renewables
Why Australian billionaires’ dreams of green energy exports will never work
Billionaires are not known for doing things by half. The temptation to go big or go home applies in Australia as much as anywhere else.
- by David Fickling
Cannon-Brookes snaps up $35b Sun Cable mega-project from collapse
Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has prevailed over mining tycoon Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest in a months-long contest to acquire the collapsed Sun Cable mega-project.
- by Nick Toscano
Cannon-Brookes looms as leading bidder in $35b Sun Cable stoush
Mike Cannon-Brookes has emerged as the front-runner in a fight for ownership of the $35 billion Sun Cable mega-project against a rival bid from Andrew Forrest.
- by Nick Toscano
Opinion
Venture capital
Start-up shutdown: How post-pandemic freedom killed a star
At least $100 million of capital was devoured by rapid-delivery grocery store start-ups, Milkrun’s creation becoming one of the venture capital industry’s most visible financial follies.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Rapid delivery service Milkrun to close its doors on Friday
The company claimed in February its hubs were no longer losing money and that its cash reserves would last 12 months.
- by Nick Bonyhady