Prime Minister Scott Morrison pledged last Friday to develop a "series of mechanisms" to outlaw protests that boycott companies because of their support for a resources project or other venture.
Labor has described the plan as a "thought bubble" and the Law Council has expressed concern about the danger to freedom of speech, but Mr Morrison told a resources industry event last Friday that his government would not allow the boycotts to go unchecked.
Mr Cannon-Brookes, worth $13.5 billion in The Australian Financial Review's Young Rich list issued this month, is an investor in renewable energy projects and an advocate for deeper cuts to greenhouse gas emissions.
"The government can't legislate to stop the decline of coal and the rise of solar and wind. Shutting down debate is a strike against our democracy," he said.
"Instead of attacking people who just want good policy, we should look at the upside - Australia can be a winner in a carbon-constrained world.”
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