Can AGL resolve its boardroom drama to cash in on rising power prices?

Can AGL resolve its boardroom drama to cash in on rising power prices?

Rising energy prices are likely to flow through to the energy giant’s bottom line,but it has a corporate Game of Thrones to overcome first.

  • byAngus Thomson

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Tech billionaires and former PM back ‘game-changer’ solar startup

Tech billionaires and former PM back ‘game-changer’ solar startup

Mike Cannon-Brookes and Malcolm Turnbull are among the high-profile investors in SunDrive,a Sydney-based startup promising cheaper and more efficient rooftop solar.

  • byAngus Thomson
AGL chairman fires up to avoid becoming Cannon-Brookes’ fodder

AGL chairman fires up to avoid becoming Cannon-Brookes’ fodder

AGL sits in an uncomfortable position where the board,led by Patricia McKenzie,is technically in control but Michael Cannon-Brookes’ Grok appears to be in de facto charge.

  • byElizabeth Knight
AGL board digs in for new battle with Cannon-Brookes

AGL board digs in for new battle with Cannon-Brookes

Power giant AGL will stand behind its decision to reject all but one of the candidates for its board put forward by billionaire investor Mike Cannon-Brookes.

  • byNick Toscano
AGL rejects three of Cannon-Brookes’ board picks ahead of AGM

AGL rejects three of Cannon-Brookes’ board picks ahead of AGM

Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes is ready to renew his stoush with AGL Energy’s board,after the company rejected all but one of the candidates hand-picked by its biggest shareholder.

  • byColin Kruger
AGL’s early coal exit ups pressure on government’s grid upgrade

AGL’s early coal exit ups pressure on government’s grid upgrade

AGL’s move signals closures of Australia’s ageing coal plants will only keep accelerating,piling pressure on the federal government’s $20 billion promise to upgrade the electricity grid and lower prices.

  • byMike Foley andMiki Perkins
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AGL surrenders to climate crusaders as coal exit speeds up
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Energy

AGL surrenders to climate crusaders as coal exit speeds up

A whiplash inducing strategic swivel allows the energy heavyweight to move from being Australia’s largest polluter and rebrand itself as a decarbonisation saviour.

  • byElizabeth Knight
‘Moving at a very fast pace’:Billionaires and politicians push Australia-India ties
Analysis
India

‘Moving at a very fast pace’:Billionaires and politicians push Australia-India ties

Emerging technologies and renewable energy were on the agenda at the Australia India Leadership Dialogue in Delhi

  • byMatt Wade
AGL mulls investor demands to quit coal in the 2030s

AGL mulls investor demands to quit coal in the 2030s

AGL has reported a sharp fall in underlying profit after a turbulent year of volatile prices,power plant outages and an uprising by billionaire investor Mike Cannon-Brookes.

  • byNick Toscano
Bowen sets his sights on tough vehicle emissions standards

Bowen sets his sights on tough vehicle emissions standards

The climate change and energy minister says only by quickly introducing fuel efficiency standards in line with world’s best practice can Australia expect to drive down the cost of EVs domestically.

  • byNick O'Malley
Tech billionaires need to break up with the basics and dress better

Tech billionaires need to break up with the basics and dress better

The bland Silicon Valley stereotype is wearing thin,even on the cover of Vogue. Billionaire Evan Spiegel needs to lean into fashion like his supermodel wife,Miranda Kerr.

  • byDamien Woolnough