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Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brooks said the decision was not an easy one - but necessary. Image: Atlassian / Loom

Atlassian cuts another 1,600 jobs amid AI shakeup

Mike Cannon-Brookes has announced a 10% reduction in Atlassian’s global workforce, saying the company must adapt quickly to fund AI and enterprise growth while moving toward sustained profitability.

  • By Samuel Hussey
  • Head of News & Life

17 Australian companies named in ‘World’s Best Employers’ list

Seventeen Australian companies spanning across eight different industries feature among the 900 organisations recognised on Forbes’ 2025 World’s Best Employers list.

  • By Josh Lai
  • Forbes Staff
Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes announcing the new deal with DX.

Atlassian’s AI spending spree continues with $1.5 billion DX deal

Atlassian has made its second billion-dollar AI acquisition in less than a month, announcing a US$1 billion (AU$1.54bn) deal to acquire DX, a Salt Lake City-based startup that helps engineering teams measure the real-world impact of AI on productivity. The acquisition, expected to close in Q2 FY26, is being paid for with a mix of cash and restricted stock.

  • By Samuel Hussey
  • Head of News & Life
Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes announcing the $937 million acquisition of The Browser Company in a video posted on September 4, 2025. Photo by Atlassian/YouTube.

Atlassian enters the browser race with $1 billion AI acquisition

Atlassian has struck a $937 million deal to acquire The Browser Company, the New York startup behind Arc and Dia, in a move that marks one of the biggest acquisitions in the company’s history.

  • By Samuel Hussey
  • Head of News & Life

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The return-to-office debate is missing the point, says Avani Prabhakar, Chief People Officer at Atlassian. Image: Getty

Why the return-to-office debate is missing the point: Atlassian

While companies argue over office mandates, the bigger challenge may be overlooked: broken workflows and poor information sharing, writes Avani Prabhakar, Chief People Officer at Atlassian

  • By Avani Prabhakar - Contributor

Index lands $3.5m seed round from Blackbird and Bain

Just two months after coming out of stealth mode, the Sydney-headquartered company is valued at $30 million. Alumni from Atlassian and Canva founded Index in 2023 and are the first Sydney entrepreneurs to go through the US Y Combinator program.

  • By Shivaune Field
  • Business Journalist

Atlassian-backed AI avatar startup raises $180m to make corporate videos less boring

Synthesia helps companies like DuPont, Xerox and Spirit Airlines turn dry training manuals into videos with its AI avatars. It’s now valued at $2.1 billion after a new raise.

  • By Iain Martin

How Atlassian’s collaborative culture helps companies work together

President Anu Bharadwaj talks about what enterprises—like her own company and thousands of its customers—want to see AI do, and how they strive to provide it.

  • By Megan Poinski

Australia’s $30 billion solar farm, backed by Mike Cannon-Brookes, gets green light

Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes’ Sun Cable won the Australian government’s approval to build the first phase of the $20 billion undersea cable that will deliver solar-generated electricity from Darwin to Singapore.

  • By Yessar Rosendar
BRAZIL - 2022/05/30: In this photo illustration, the Atlassian Corporation logo is seen in the background of a silhouetted woman holding a mobile phone. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Too many meetings! What Atlassian learned in 1,000 days of working from anywhere

Going remote was “one the biggest bets” in it’s 20-year history, but even while many companies call staff back to the office, Co-CEO Scott Farquhar says that way of thinking is solving the wrong problem.

  • By Mark Whittaker
  • Forbes Staff
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