NAB report blasts Meta, other social media’s tardiness on scams
Almost half of all Australians believe Facebook’s owner and social media giants are doing ‘not much at all’ to combat scams, a NAB report reveals.
Andrew Forrest
Judge dismisses Meta’s appeal against Twiggy’s war on scams
The mining billionaire says he has secured another crucial victory against the US social media giant, with his legal action now progressing to discovery.
Meta steps up fight against Forrest over scam ads
The social media giant has hired a lawyer who is helping Kamala Harris battle Donald Trump for its appeal against a win for Andrew Forrest in his war on scam advertisements.
Fortescue insists spying on rival’s families wasn’t inappropriate
Ex-Fortescue executives have heard that spying on their families and their ‘green iron’ start-up was part of a regular court requirement to grant raids.
Fortescue ‘portrayed former execs as dishonest’, court told
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue tried to paint former executives who started a rival business as shady actors in order to persuade a judge to allow the company to raid their homes.
Forrest shrugs off iron ore price pullback
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has shrugged off a fall in iron ore prices, arguing lower steel production in China was a normal part of the long-term commodity cycle.
Fortescue directed actions of private investigators
Fortescue executives were directly involved in overseeing private investigators that followed former employees and their families, court documents show.
Hard lessons on climate continue
Jumping on the ESG bandwagon is not as easy or profitable as was hoped. Predicting the future, and picking industry winners, can appear very different on paper and in reality.
Forrest brings Pearson on board
Noel Pearson’s invitation to join the Fortescue board is the culmination of a long relationship between the Indigenous leader and Andrew Forrest.
JPMorgan sells $1.9bn Fortescue stake for ‘undisclosed’ vendor
Shares in the Perth-based iron ore miner were being auctioned off after the market closed on Monday.
Scepticism is a crucial element in the energy mix
As evidenced by the reaction to Andrew Forrest’s green hydrogen backdown, journalists need to be especially sceptical testing claims in-line with their biases.
Gas imports to ease the energy crisis could arrive sooner
The hand-picked boss of billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy will have his work cut out bringing down energy prices.
Chris Bowen is lost in a Forrest of green energy hubris
Bowen was remarkably sanguine last week at the Press Club about the implosion of Andrew Forrest’s green hydrogen plan. Hours later, Twiggy’s Fortescue Metals was kicking its target down the road to Never Never Land.
Bubble bursts for Labor’s green hydrogen dreams
Andrew Forrest says Labor should push ahead with billions of taxpayer dollars in tax incentives for green hydrogen, yet his own actions reveal a starkly different stance.
The veteran PI hired by Fortescue to spy on its ex-employees
A former SAS soldier turned PI is the man behind an extraordinary investigation into Andrew Forrest’s former staff, and he’s led a colourful life.
Fortescue now marching ‘to the one beat’: Forrest
Andrew Forrest caught the market by surprise in 2020 when he laid out his vision for a green energy giant. And even after a tumultuous four years, he insists his dream is not dead.
Re-evaluate hydrogen investment
Andrew Forrest’s admission that Fortescue cannot meet its 2030 goal is telling.
Hydrogen rush is hitting reality
Fortescue provides lesson in high stakes of trying to pick winners.
Pullback Twiggy pushes hydrogen tax credits
Andrew Forrest says Labor should continue to support green hydrogen producers, but says high energy costs must be lowered to secure the fuel source as a viable export industry.
Fortescue’s green dream alive despite losses
If energy isn’t cheap enough to make hydrogen viable, Fortescue will build renewable energy generation until it is, Andrew Forrest says.
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