The Microsoft founder secretly met with Australia’s richest tech billionaires to discuss how to give away their money.
, who according to those who follow these things form an unassuming “power couple” on Australia’s philanthropic circuit.
Veterans in big philanthropy say higher taxation and a generous safety net mean this country doesn’t desperately need the kind of behaviour that sees Bezoses and Bloombergs signing massive cheques to build playgrounds and hospital wings. As you’d expect at any awkward dinner party, Gates also wanted to hear from the floor, with each person encouraged to discuss their own charitable giving. The Winklers, for example, spoke about the work of the Yajilarra Trust, which parts with more than $100 million a year for a variety of causes, including for disability, First Nations groups and climate change initiatives.
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