This Month
The Year of Brilliant Jerks: Rear Window’s year in review
Trump, Ellison, White, Adgemis, Gupta and that Rinehart portrait. For Rear Window, the end of shame and pretense added up to a ripping year of stories.
- Myriam Robin and Mark Di Stefano
- Opinion
- Governance
I sent Andrew Forrest 50 hard questions. He invited me to have a talk
After months of reporting, and only carefully worded written responses from Fortescue, I found myself with the iron ore billionaire on the company jet in the Pilbara.
- Primrose Riordan
Fortescue’s Game of Thrones moment
When the firm’s troubled Iron Bridge mine blew its budget and fell behind schedule, Andrew Forrest called a meeting likened to the series’ “red wedding” scene.
- Primrose Riordan
Employment shock; Libs leader loses trial; Forrest’s vital moment
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Investigation
- Governance
Inside the ‘unending chaos’ at Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue
After a frenetic world tour, the billionaire had to wind back his hydrogen plans. A Financial Review investigation looks at what led to an exodus of executives.
- Primrose Riordan
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Mercurial Forrest is approaching a vital moment at Fortescue
In coming years, Andrew Forrest must juggle growing pressure on his flagship iron ore business, a capital-hungry decarbonisation program, and a push into green iron.
- James Thomson
- Exclusive
- Governance
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.
- Primrose Riordan
November
Forrest-backed miner counting on divine providence
“God has blessed us with this high-grade ore body,” Hastings Technology Metals’ Charles Lew told the company’s AGM in Perth.
- Myriam Robin
ASIC’s Joe Longo named Time climate crusader
This feels like 2011, when Euromoney opened our eyes to the charms of Wayne Swan.
- Myriam Robin
Forrest hands Hastings a reprieve after chairman capitulates on debt
The billionaire’s private Wyloo Metals business has agreed to withdraw a default notice that would have pushed the rare earths explorer into insolvency.
- Peter Ker
Sohn’s stock picks; Trump’s ‘frightening’ choice; Donation caps row
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Forrest makes ‘dollars and cents’ appeal to climate sceptic Trump
The US president-elect has already reached out to the Fortescue boss, who has switched from environmental rhetoric to the language of economic rationalism.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Forrest’s Wyloo declares solvency concerns over Hastings rare earths
Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals has challenged directors of rare earths aspirant Hastings to explain how their debt-laden company remains solvent.
- Peter Ker
Cash-strapped Hastings yet to draw on taxpayer-funded loan
It’s almost 33 months since the rare earths aspirant was announced as the recipient of millions in taxpayers funds. But the money has never been accessed.
- Peter Ker
Forrest debt feud threatens future of rare earths hopeful Hastings
The West Australian developer took a loan from its chairman, angering its biggest financier, the billionaire businessman’s private mining vehicle.
- Peter Ker
Palisade shops at Forrest’s Squadron for renewable energy talent
Edward Mounsey, Michael Middleton and Matthew Flower are expected to join Intera Renewables’ new growth and development division.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Bonfire of the rent-seekers at the Clean Energy Council
The peak renewables industry group is seeking four new directors. Some 37 want on.
- Mark Di Stefano
Outback property the size of Sydney once coveted by Twiggy now on sale
Mining giant Fortescue has ditched plans to develop a renewable energy project on Rawlinna Station, which is Australia’s largest sheep station.
- Larry Schlesinger
October
Trump fires up NYC; MinRes ‘inconsistencies’; Mosaic to enter admin
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Fortescue’s Hutchinson breaks sex silence as Rio inks gay pride deal
He’s a director of a religious group that broadcasts a strictly hetero, gender binary view of sex, but Fortescue boss Mark Hutchinson says he loves diversity.
- Peter Ker