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Scientists have mapped the DNA of Australia’s oceans. Their findings surprised even them.

How just two litres of water can uncover the mysteries of the sea

By tracking the DNA “barcodes” of sea creatures, researchers have found species previously unknown to science.

  • Bianca Hall

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Bottom trawling footage from David Attenborough documentary Ocean.

Forrest calls for global fishing overhaul as Australia backs major treaties at UN summit

The mining billionaire says “the ocean is in freefall” following a UN conference, where Australia backed a global commitment to marine protection and ending plastic pollution.

  • Alex Condon
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has been working with experts on the uses of AI since 2019.

‘No harm to citizens’: Forrest facilitates historic US-China talks on AI, nuclear security

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has helped bring about the first public discussions between the US and China on artificial intelligence and its influence on military and nuclear security.

  • Alex Condon
Billionare Andrew Forrest.

‘Recycled can be more hazardous’: Twiggy on taxing plastic

Andrew Forrest has implored those negotiating an ambitious treaty to end plastic production to include a tax on manufacturers, amid mounting research into the human health impacts.

  • Jesinta Burton
Plastic chemicals are making us fatter, sicker and less fertile.

We have a once-in-a-generation chance to halt the march of plastic

This week, in a port city in South Korea, delegates from around the world will gather for the most consequential negotiating session you’ve probably never heard of.

  • Andrew Forrest
Dhimurru rangers cleaning a remote beach on the north-east Arnhem coast in the Northern Territory.

The remote Australian coast bearing the brunt of the plastic crisis

Halfway around the world, California is suing ExxonMobil, claiming the oil giant deliberately misled the public for decades about the limitations of plastic recycling.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Andrew and Nicola Forrest with Minderoo boss John Hartman on the banks of the Swan River in Perth last June.

Forrests’ $10 billion Minderoo charity to slash 100 jobs

About a third of the employees at Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Minderoo charity will lose their jobs as chief executive John Hartman looks to spend less of its more than $10 billion bounty on administration.

  • Peter Milne
Philanthropy remains a shared passion for Andrew and Nicola Forrest.

From boom to bust: High-profile splits put billions into play

The divorce may be every bit as painful, but things are different when billionaire marriages go bust.

  • Colin Kruger
Andrew and Nicola Forrest up the anti on giving.

Andrew Forrest’s $5 billion gift comes with a bonus

Billionaire Andrew Forrest and his wife, Nicola, have effectively created their own Future Fund.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Nicola and Andrew Forrest on their family cattle property Minderoo Station.

Court mulls Andrew Forrest’s fresh bid to remove miners from Minderoo

The billionaire is back in court trying to safeguard his prized family cattle station. It’s one of several disputes the mining magnate has spearheaded via his private companies to stop exploration around the Pilbara station.

  • Jesinta Burton

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