Atlassian and Cannon-Brookes

Atlassian: Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEO of software firm Atlassian, said he was buoyed by Mr Turnbull making mention of innovative industry so early in his prime ministership, according to Nine News Australia. Mr Cannon-Brookes said Mr Turnbull, who was an early investor in internet services and has championed innovation as communications minister, needed to translate his passion into a rebranding of Australia."People think about the Opera House and beaches - we need to augment that. Mr Turnbull, who seized the top job from Tony Abbott on Monday, mentioned in his first speech as leader that Australia needed to be "agile and smart" enough to take advantage of technological change. We need to be the smart country rather than the lucky country," Mr Cannon-Brookes told AAP on Friday. At the same time, schools and universities should be encouraged to provide a more technologically literate workforce over the next two decades."Extra teacher training in schools would be a relatively small investment for a high pay-off," he said. Having such a global brand would attract highly skilled workers from overseas and new investment, he said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.