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The battle of the boot.

Battle of the boots: From Rossi to RM Williams, why pollies’ choice of footwear matters

A mining magnates’ rivalry is stepping out of the red dirt and into the political sphere with Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest’s takeovers of iconic boot brands.

  • Mike Foley

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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
Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen.

Renewables surge shows Australia can meet ambitious 2035 reductions

The UK has promised to cut emissions by 81 per cent by 2035. The Climate Change Authority is considering how much more we could do.

  • Bianca Hall and Nick O'Malley
Fortescue executive chairman Andrew Forrest at COP29 in Baku.

‘The world is watching’: Forrest backs treaty for fossil fuel phase-out

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has become the first business leader to back a proposed treaty setting concrete deadlines for the global phase-out of fossil fuels.

  • Jesinta Burton
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The oil industry still dominates Baku, host to the COP29 United Nations climate talks.

Tax business-class flights, crypto and plastics, UN climate talks told

Climate leaders suggest new taxes on dirty old industries could help pay for the multitrillion-dollar cost of stabilising the climate.

  • Nick O'Malley
Fortescue Metals Group achieved US$28 more per dry metric tonne in the September quarter for magnetite produced at its Iron Bridge project (pictured) than it did for hematite produced at its other operations.

Billionaires bullish on magnetite as new hematite discoveries slow

The once-maligned poor cousin of the iron ore industry “magnetite” has attracted the interest of Australia’s billionaires lately and some think a new mining frontier is coming.

  • Andrew Todd
Andrew Forrest.

WA-grown Sydney Rock Oysters heading east as Andrew Forrest’s farm ramps up production

It remains to be seen whether east coast seafood lovers will warm to the newcomer that’s renamed their native species Albany Rock Oysters.

  • Aaron Bunch
Fortescue founder and chairman Andrew Forrest.

‘Twiggy’ Forrest’s donations to Gaza now half that of Australian government

The Forrests’ $40 million donations for food, water and medical aid are now almost half of the value of the Australian government’s $82.5 million contribution to Palestinians.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos

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