Q+A: Australia’s fossil fuel industry will collapse within 20 years, Mike Cannon-Brookes says

Atlassian billionaire tells Q+A panel China's move to become carbon neutral by 2060 spells doom for Australia's coal and gas production

Australia's fossil fuel industry will collapse within 20 years as China abandons coal imports and pledges to become carbon neutral before 2060, businessman Mike Cannon-Brookes has warned.

On a climate-focused episode of Q+A, the Atlassian cofounder also criticised the government's promised gas-led recovery" and said it was laughable" Australia did not have a 2050 emissions target.