Eddington joins Squadron Energy board
Billionaire Andrew Forrest has hired Sir Rod Eddington to join Squadron Energy, an arm of his Tattarang Group.
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Aussie moguls among world’s top emitters
Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest top the list of Australians on a global ranking of billionaires with the biggest carbon footprint.
Forrest has King’s ear on hydrogen
Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest has spoken to the King and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London about his quest to have heavy industry running on clean, green hydrogen.
Forrest looks to pay $562m for landmark hotel
The prospective high-profile deal has Andrew Forrest paying up to $2.6m per room for the yet to be built Waldorf Astoria fronting Circular Quay.
Andrew Forrest loses another key Fortescue executive
After the latest exit, Fortescue Metals Group has now lost almost 75 per cent of its top leadership in the last 15 months.
Fortescue shipments up, prices down
The iron ore giant, led by Andrew Forrest, reports a strong start to the new financial year, with shipments up even though its mining rates fell during the quarter.
RM Williams posts bumper profit for billionaire Forrest
The iconic bootmaker enjoyed a $40m turnaround in fortunes in its first year of ownership under Andrew and Nicola Forrest, documents reveal.
Hagger out of Forrest’s Tattarang
The Fortescue Metals chairman said the ex-NAB executive would move on after three years in the top job at his private investment company and charitable foundation.
Twiggy’s big win over Facebook in court
Iron ore billionaire Andrew Forrest has had a big win over Facebook’s parent company in court over scam advertisements on the platform.
Lightning IPO sparks FMG interest in lithium
Fortescue Metals Group has thrown its weight behind IPO hopeful Lightning Metals, as it dips its toes into the lithium space.
‘Squander a decade’: Warning to billionaire
A climate celebrity has declared a powerful Aussie has made the country “drink the kool-aid” over his energy plan.
Forrest’s green arm sets a date for first hydrogen plant
But Fortescue Future Industries has been hit by more executive departures as it announces progress in its first operations with Incitec Pivot.
Fortescue buys into German LNG, hydrogen terminal
Andrew Forrest has made much of the world’s need to abandon fossil fuels, but his company is still investing in an LNG and hydrogen import terminal.
Billionaires given land deal extension
The timeline to seal the McGowan government’s deal to offload a prime parcel of riverfront land to Perth billionaires Kerry Stokes and Andrew Forrest has been extended yet again.
Another departure from Forrest’s FFI
Andrew Forrest’s green arm Fortescue Future Industries has lost a senior manager after its head of global brand, Simon Pestridge, departed the company.
Governor keeps Qantas flight waiting
Passengers trying to board a flight on Wednesday were subjected to a rude disruption, with the exception of a notable business class flyer.
Fortescue green plan builds dividend uncertainty
The miner’s plan to decarbonise production by 2030 is raising concerns around the possible dividends impact, amid a push for more funding detail.
Twiggy blasts Musk, pledges to exit fossil fuels by 2030
Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest has revealed an ambitious promise to ditch fossil fuels from Fortescue’s production by 2030.
Twiggy blasts Musk, pledges to exit fossil fuels by 2030
Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest has blasted fellow billionaire Elon Musk’s hydrogen scepticism as he reveals an ambitious promise to ditch fossil fuels from Fortescue’s production by 2030.
‘We’re running like crazy to deliver Twiggy’s green vision’
Andy Vesey is just four months into his role spearheading Andrew Forrest’s global bet on green hydrogen. He admits the pace has been frenetic.
Forrest backs gold junior ahead of ASX listing
Andrew Forrest’s private company Wyloo Metals will tip in up to $120m of the billionaire’s fortune to the London-listed Greatland Gold as part of broader $340m funding package.
ASX hits six-week low on rate hike; miners fall
ASX lower after the RBA’s fifth straight rate hike. Lithium stocks rally, iron ore miners drop, Rio Tinto reaches Turquoise Hill deal and a smaller October rate rise tipped.
Power plays behind the battle for right energy mix
Despite Andrew Forrest’s considerable financial support, hydrogen as a substitute energy provider has not been proven viable.
Forrest loses key green hydrogen executive
The billionaire will install former AGL boss Andy Vesey to run the North American business after the abrupt exit of Fortescue Future Industry’s local boss Paul Browning.
Forrest backs Greens’ call for ban on new fossil fuel
Fortescue Metals chairman Andrew Forrest says banning new coal and gas developments was the “only responsible thing to do” as he escalates his push for the mining sector to rapidly shift away from exporting fossil fuels.
Mystery land grab in Point Piper
The intrigue has intensified on Sydney’s pricey Point Piper peninsula over what looks increasingly like a stealthy $99.5m Wolseley Rd site consolidation.
Messages mixed on EY tragedy
Few things are more contemptible than a corporate entity in damage control during a time of great tragedy, and there is no clearer example of this folly than what’s on display at EY.
We can be the Saudi Arabia of green energy: Forrest
Business must find the courage to harness the economic opportunities of a carbon-neutral future, Fortescue Metals chairman Andrew Forrest says.
Work life comes full circle for Charlie Aitken
Having patched up his roller-coaster personal life, stockpicker Charlie Aitken has another homecoming planned with a new job back at Bell Potter.
The task ahead is enormous: can Twiggy really do it again?
The green energy shift is well underway and Andrew Forrest is making an all or nothing bet on rebuilding Fortescue.
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