Holmes à Court grew up in Perth but he and his siblings were sent to Victoria to board at Geelong Grammar School, where he met his wife Katrina.
[1] After completing his degree, Holmes à Court spent five years working in Silicon Valley, including for Netscape, before returning to Australia in 2001.
[3] Holmes à Court was a financial supporter and member of federal Liberal MP Josh Frydenberg's Kooyong 200 fundraising arm.
[4] Later in 2019 Holmes à Court was kicked out of the Auburn Hotel in Hawthorn East at a "meet the candidate" event with Frydenberg before the 2019 election.
[7] In 2022, Holmes à Court released 'The Big Teal' as part of Monash University Publishing's 'In The National Interest' series.
"[13] Liberal MP Jason Falinski claimed that Holmes à Court is "attempting to take over the Parliament with money" and that "he treats Australians as though their vote is for sale.
"[14] In May 2022, Leader of TNL Party, Victor Kline, accused Holmes à Court of bullying him into dropping out as a federal candidate for the seat of North Sydney.
[16] During the campaign for the 2022 election, Holmes à Court sued Victorian senator Jane Hume for allegedly lying about him on the radio.