Australian Financial Review's Rear Window column reports that Mike Cannon-Brookes took a 32-minute private jet flight, with the destination turning out to be Canberra. The Atlassian co-founder bought a Bombardier jet last year and previously said on LinkedIn that the purchase caused him 'deep internal conflict'. The column also notes that Cannon-Brookes blocked the publication on LinkedIn after it first reported the jet purchase. The story is a reminder that private aviation remains a visible gap in most emissions discussions. Short flights by private jets produce a disproportionate amount of emissions per passenger compared to alternatives like train travel. For a prominent climate investor, the optics matter even when the absolute emissions are small. The wider issue is policy: private jet fuel is not subject to the same carbon pricing or fuel taxes as commercial aviation in most markets. Until that changes, individual choices like this will keep drawing attention.
