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    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      Renewable energy
      Australian solar project collapses after clash between billionaire backers

      Andrew Forrest and Mike Cannon-Brookes failed to agree funding terms for $21bn Sun Cable plan

    • Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
      Due Diligence
      The tech billionaire behind a coal board coup Premium content

      Plus, the billionaire activist taking on Google and what the savviest hedge fund investors are doing to protect their portfolios

    • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
      AGL Energy Ltd
      Tech billionaire wins board shake-up at Australia’s biggest polluter

      Shareholders elect Mike Cannon-Brookes nominees at energy company AGL

    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
      Moral Money
      US investors shy away from corporate climate proposals Premium content

      Plus, Australian software billionaire turns green corporate raider

    • Monday, 30 May, 2022
      Investor activism
      Tech billionaire wins activist fight against Australia’s biggest polluter

      Top executives quit after Mike Cannon-Brookes forces energy group AGL to cancel coal plant spin-off

    • Saturday, 14 May, 2022
      News in-depth
      Mike Cannon-Brookes: Australia’s first green corporate raider

      The tech billionaire has turned his climate activism on one of the country’s utilities

    • Monday, 2 May, 2022
      AGL Energy Ltd
      Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes launches corporate raid on power producer AGL

      Climate activist wants to block Australian energy company’s proposed demerger

    • Monday, 28 March, 2022
      Inside BusinessNic Fildes
      Coal wins out in bid tussle over Australian energy group AGL

      Failed takeover pitch by Brookfield and software billionaire was aimed at accelerating green transition

    • Sunday, 6 March, 2022
      AGL Energy Ltd
      Brookfield walks away from AGL after second bid rejected

      Consortium led by Canadian investment group rebuffed after increasing offer for Australian utility

    • Monday, 21 February, 2022
      AGL Energy Ltd
      Brookfield prepared to go hostile in $3.6bn AGL takeover

      Australian utility company rejects offer but bidders say it’s ‘only the starting gun’

    • Sunday, 20 February, 2022
      AGL Energy Ltd
      Brookfield launches bid for Australian utility AGL

      Coal generators are struggling to compete with rapid rollout of low-cost solar and wind energy

    • Wednesday, 25 August, 2021
      News in-depthTechnology sector
      Australia’s booming tech scene looks to make mark on global stage

      Square’s $29bn deal for Afterpay comes as country’s start-ups have been boosted by pandemic

    • Sunday, 23 February, 2020
      InterviewHow to Lead
      Atlassian: Putting Australia’s tech scene on the map

      How two college friends turned a start-up into the country’s biggest software company

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