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Australia loves unicorns, so why are we taxing go-getters like me, Mr Chalmers?

The removal of capital gains tax concessions is seismic for the founders of daring new businesses. It will hurt Australian enterprise.

  • Shivani Gopal

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Atlassian chief Mike Cannon-Brookes said the company was focused on profitable growth in the AI era.

Atlassian billionaire boss, now solo, faces his biggest test yet

After axing 1600 staff and watching the software giant’s shares collapse, the Atlassian co-founder arrives in California with his biggest product launch in years.

  • David Swan
Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes giving a speech at the Nasdaq on Wednesday, 11 December 2025.

A 40-year-old storage company just beat Mike Cannon-Brookes’ Atlassian

Atlassian posted its strongest quarter ever, then got kicked out of the Nasdaq 100. The market has stopped rewarding software and started paying for storage.

  • David Swan and Nick Bonyhady
Canva co-founders Cliff Obrecht and Melanie Perkins, pictured with fellow co-founder Cameron Adams.

Canva embarks on buying spree as AI wave batters rivals

With rivals cratering and Google encroaching, Canva is betting a string of AI acquisitions can cement its place before the IPO window opens.

  • David Swan
Atlassian’s billionaire co-founder, Scott Farquhar.

For every $100 in data centres, $80 leaves Australia almost immediately

Data centres are the infrastructure boom of the decade. But how much of the investment actually stays in the country?

  • David Swan
Industry and Innovation Minister Tim Ayres has outlined the expectations investors should meet for their Australian projects.

Data centres should back renewable transition to ensure priority under new guidelines

Advocates say the massive amount of energy and water required to run AI tech nodes poses a risk to Australian resources and energy security.

  • Brittany Busch
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Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes

Atlassian says it had right to fire engineer for suggesting billionaire CEO was a ‘rich jerk’

The dispute started during an “Ask Me Anything” video call with employees that included chief executive officer Mike Cannon-Brookes.

  • Josh Eidelson
Alex Waislitz (left) and Antony Catalano (right) are key investors Australian Community Media.

Antony Catalano charges spark ACM sale rumours

Media executives have been sounded out over their interest in buying the company over the past year. After a shock development, the company is expected to try again.

  • John Buckley
Thousands of tech job losses have been announced by three of Australia’s most successful startups.

Are bots coming for tech jobs, or is it ‘AI-washing’?

Some of Australia’s biggest tech success stories including Atlassian, Afterpay’s owner, and WiseTech have given their employees a bitter taste of AI reality.

  • Colin Kruger
AI will show workers the door, but it will open doors for others.

This time is different. Why we must conquer AI before it conquers us

The new tech is both boom and doom. The sudden purge of jobs by Australia’s tech giants is scary, yes, but that’s precisely why we have to master it.

  • Toby Walsh