Hack talks to Mike Cannon-Brookes about his takeover bid of energy giant AGL and why Australians should be excited about it.
After reports that the Hunter Valley’s biggest coal fired power station is going to close down, some locals are worried about their jobs
A 16-year-old Indigenous boy has died after a collision with an unmarked police car. The police are saying it was an accident, but his family wants an independent investigation into the incident.
Plus, workers in Belgium will soon be able to choose a four-day week. Is it time for Australia to give it a crack?
Live guests:
Mike Cannon-Brookes, Australian billionaire and the co-founder of software company AtlassianHack talks to Mike Cannon-Brookes about his takeover bid of energy giant AGL and why Australians should be excited about it.
After reports that the Hunter Valley’s biggest coal fired power station is going to close down, some locals are worried about their jobs
A 16-year-old Indigenous boy has died after a collision with an unmarked police car. The police are saying it was an accident, but his family wants an independent investigation into the incident.
Plus, workers in Belgium will soon be able to choose a four-day week. Is it time for Australia to give it a crack?
Live guests:
Mike Cannon-Brookes, Australian billionaire and the co-founder of software company Atlassian
Jaclyn McCosker, Australian Conservation Foundation
John Quiggan, economist and professor at the University of Queensland
Jaclyn McCosker, Australian Conservation Foundation
John Quiggan, economist and professor at the University of Queensland

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Folge vom 21.02.2022Billionaire power bid
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