An economy in transition as green initiatives accelerate
When Andrew Forrest speaks in Brisbane on Friday, the market will be ready for any announcement about another investment in renewable energy.
Andrew Forrest
No need for cultural review: Fortescue
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue says there’s no need to review its culture, after a string of executive departures.
Tesla deal lights a fire under Liontown stock
Mining tycoon Tim Goyder’s very public ambition to create the next Fortescue – by doing with lithium what Andrew Forrest did with iron ore – has moved one step closer to reality.
Hydrogen debate heats up
Scott Morrison and Andrew Forrest find themselves in opposite corners over Australia’s push to build a hydrogen industry.
Fortescue plans huge wind and solar farm
Fortescue Future Industries says a giant wind and solar farm in the Pilbara could power its entire iron ore operations.
Forrest fights Facebook over scam
More reason for Big Tech to be treated as publishers, not carriers.
Forrest sues Facebook over scam ads in landmark case
The billionaire alleges the social media giant funnelled users to cryptocurrency scams that used his name to defraud victims.
Fortescue takes stake in ‘ultra-green hydrogen’ hopeful
Sparc Technologies shares have jumped after Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Future Industries, which aims to be a global player in clean energy, took a stake in its hydrogen division.
Forrest hits Facebook with world-first criminal charges Forrest sues Facebook for scam ads
The billionaire alleges the social media giant’s algorithms funnelled users to cryptocurrency scams that used his name to defraud victims.
Twiggy throws a spanner in $1.1bn nickel takeover
Andrew Forrest has spent $32m on Western Areas shares at a premium to the IGO takeover price, as competition to consolidate the WA nickel sector heats up.
‘Twiggy’ Forrest pays high price for slice of F1 tech
The swoop on the engineering arm linked to the Williams racing team gives Fortescue a chance to roll the dice on big battery technology.
Forrest buys $108m slice of Bega Cheese
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has turned his attention to yet another agricultural asset, buying a 6.6 per cent stake in high-profile food manufacturer Bega Cheese.
Twiggy beats off BHP for Canadian nickel play
Andrew Forrest has seen off an attempt by BHP to snatch control of an emerging nickel district in Canada.
Investors see red over Forrest’s green push
Andrew Forrest is a convert to a green energy future. Now he needs to convince investors who bought into his iron-ore vision.
Capitalism needed to save planet: Forrest
The mining billionaire also has a $5bn investment and philanthropy empire. But when it comes to his green hydrogen dream, Forrest says it needs vast amounts of capital.
Forrest trumps BHP for Canadian nickel play
Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals has thrown down extra cash in its bidding war with BHP for control of Noront Resources.
The secret meeting, the spy, a PM and his wife
Andrew Forrest enlisted some of the biggest names in politics, business, science and security to turbocharge his green hydrogen dream.
Fortescue to cast a wide net for its next chief
Fortescue Metals Group will look for a fresh leadership team from outside the mining industry as chairman Andrew Forrest looks to lock in his hydrogen dream.
A hunger for green trillions
Andrew Forrest is chasing a green energy dream, but insiders say his renewable energy business has become increasingly chaotic.
Forrest takes hydrogen push to coal country
AGL’s Liddell coal-fired power station could become a hydrogen hub under a deal between Andrew Forrest’s FFI and AGL.
Twiggy’s latest investment ventures
Tattarang Group picks up its third luxury hotel while its agri business division pays $40m for a Western Australian wheat belt farm.
Twiggy targets first LNG imports by 2023
The billionaire has moved a step closer to opening Australia’s first LNG import plant after striking a floating terminal deal with Norway’s Hoegh.
Twiggy turbocharges dark fibre outfit FibreconX
This Sydney company is aiming to loosen Telstra’s grip on ultra-fast dark fibre, and has received a $25m boost from the mining billionaire’s investment vehicle.
Forrest defends push to phase out diesel rebate scheme
Facing a storm of criticism over his push to wind back the $7.8bn diesel fuel rebate scheme, Andrew Forrest has come out swinging.
Gina Rinehart’s Atlas Iron posts near $1bn profit
The scene is set for the miner to lodge the biggest private company profit in Australia, as Atlas profits soar on top of a recent bumper $4.4bn profit for her Roy Hill mine.
Lost in a forest of contradictions
Fortescue is free not to claim the $300m rebate it now receives.
Forrest’s diesel rebate push faces backlash
Andrew Forrest lobbied in Glasgow to phase out the diesel fuel rebate but still received short shrift from mining and farming groups.
Twiggy goes to pot with latest purchase
Forrest’s cannabis investment comes just months after fellow iron ore billionaire Gina Rinehart entered the sector.
Twiggy backs David over Goliath for news
With the financial backing of Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest, 18 of the nation’s small news publishers will join forces to seek compensation from Google and Facebook.
Forrest bid to end diesel subsidy
Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest has privately lobbied government to phase out the multibillion-dollar diesel fuel subsidy and use the funds to support green energy.
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