EPISODE · Mar 20, 2026 · 25 MIN
Koala's IPO; Atlassian's layoffs.
from On The Call · host Capital Brief
Furniture retailer Koala has announced a $68 million IPO on the ASX - a scaled-back but closely watched float.Meanwhile, Atlassian's mass layoffs have rattled staff and raised deeper questions about the company's future amid the SaaSpocolypse.We discuss:Koala's IPO pricing Why the float was shelved last year and why they're pushing ahead nowThe scarcity of consumer brand stocks on the ASXFounder Dany Milham's previous failure with Milkrun and Australia's maturing attitude towards failureThe surprising connection between Koala and healthtech EucalyptusAtlassian's 1,600 job cuts and why it's been hit hard by AI evolutionThe cultural shift inside Atlassian ahead of the layoffsOn The Call is a weekly live conversation with the Capital Brief newsroom on the stories driving the agenda in Australia's centres of power.Host Harshdeep Kaur sits down with Capital Brief's journalists to dissect what we're watching and why it matters, and answer questions from our subscribers live.Subscribe to join our weekly live discussion on Thursdays at 12pm AEDT: https://www.capitalbrief.com/on-the-call/Sign up to our free weeklday newsletter, The Edition: https://www.capitalbrief.com/newsletters/the-edition/
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