Fortescue executive chairman Andrew Forrest in his own words

After The Australian Financial Review sent 50 questions following an investigation, the iron ore billionaire and green energy advocate sat down for an interview.

Andrew Forrest at the Cloudbreak ore processing facility in the Pilbara region Trevor Collens

Primrose RiordanAssociate editor

Dec 12, 2024 – 5.00am

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Editor’s note

Andrew Forrest gave this interview on Thursday, December 6, in an office at his mining operations in the Pilbara in Western Australia. The conversation is edited for length and clarity.

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Primrose RiordanAssociate editorPrimrose Riordan covers private companies and family offices from the AFR's Sydney newsroom. Primrose was previously a correspondent for the Financial Times and covered foreign affairs and politics in Canberra. Primrose has won multiple awards for her journalism including from The National Press Club, SABEW in the US and Press Gazette in the UK. Message Primrose on Signal: https://tinyurl.com/PrimroseSignal