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Stock routPremiumEllison says iron ore ‘certain’ to break below $US100/t

The Mineral Resources chief has also lamented Australia’s deteriorating relationship with China.

Sean Smith & Kate Purnell

Open seasPremiumTwiggy sets sail on a tide of new skippers

A marine division of billionaire Andrew Forrest’s private investment arm Tattarang has acquired Henderson-based The Boat Business amid a surge in first-time skippers hitting the open seas.

Kate Purnell

Herd on the terraceCommentsPremiumTwiggy dangles prize for fully-vaxxed abattoir workers

Andrew Forrest is putting his boots where his mouth is, offering fully vaccinated workers in his Harvey Beef abattoir the chance to win a pair of RM Williams boots — valued at around $595.

Next move?PremiumForrest becomes wedge in Western Areas, IGO talks

WA mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has injected himself into the equation of IGO’s takeover discussions with Western Areas by emerging with a big stake in the nickel miner.

Stuart McKinnon

Another dealPremiumTwiggy takes green hydrogen dream to NZ

WA mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has brought his clean energy ambitions a little closer to home with a deal to investigate development of a large-scale green hydrogen plant in New Zealand.

Daniel Newell

New partnerPremiumForrest takes green energy dream to Brazil

The billionaire’s Fortescue Future Industries has inked an agreement with the State of Ceará in Brazil to assess the opportunity to develop large-scale hydrogen-based green industrial projects.

Daniel Newell

Hydrogen designsPremiumFMG hits green ore target on path to carbon neutrality

Fortescue Metals Group says it has met a self-imposed target to achieve a range of milestones as part of its green energy initiatives, including the production of high-purity green iron.

Stuart McKinnon

Tech fundGates brings Forrest into green energy venture

WA iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest has reportedly tipped $US50 million ($66m) into a Bill Gates-led venture capital fund that will bankroll emerging carbon-cutting technologies around the world.

Daniel Newell

Forrest investsForrest buys $20 million stake in aquaculture venture

Iron ore miner Andrew Forrest has bought an almost $20 million stake in a Tasmania-based aquaculture company which plans to establish a 2200ha fish farm at the Abrolhos Islands.

Phoebe Pin

Scarborough defencePremiumAPPEA 2021: Woodside boss dismisses ‘fossil’ claim

Interim Woodside Petroleum chief executive Meg O’Neill says there is no merit in talking about Andrew Forrest’s claim that the company’s Scarborough LNG project should not go ahead.

Stuart McKinnon

Still talkingPremiumFMG clarifies hydro project tie-up in DRC

The project is seen as a good fit with the billionaire’s ambitions to turn his iron ore mining company into a global power in the production of green energy but a deal is not yet done.

Daniel Newell

Project reviewPremiumFMG sticks with Iron Bridge as blowout heads to $1b

The Andrew Forrest-controlled miner will push ahead with its planned magnetite project in the Pilbara despite conceding the development cost will blowout even further.

Stuart McKinnon

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No dealPremium
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Pindan Group looked to white knight Twiggy

Pindan Group pitched its struggling business to billionaire Andrew Forrest in a last ditch attempt to sell the company before it went under.

Sean Smith

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Hotel quarantine riskCommentsPremium
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Revealed: Two guards infected at Duxton Hotel in 2020

Billionaire Andrew Forrest has again called for returning travellers to quarantine at home, while The West can reveal for the first time two guards were infected with COVID-19 at the Duxton last year.

Peter Law

Shipments upPremiumFMG pumps out new record as prices soar

The Andrew Forrest-controlled miner has joined BHP in booking record shipments in the first nine months of the financial year as it cashes in on record prices for the commodity.

Stuart McKinnon

FIFO for ForrestCommentsPremiumPM leaves door open for China advice from Twiggy

Scott Morrison has left the door open to enlisting billionaire miner Andrew Forrest to help him resolve tensions with China.

Lanai Scarr

Cattle empirePremiumAndrew Forrest beefs up farming portfolio

The two farms were once part of the prestigious Cantabilling Springs aggregation, whose ownership history includes Australian business woman Janet Holmes-a-Court, and failed coal tycoon Ric Stowe.

Jenne Brammer

No alternativePremiumGaines shines light on Lilleyman’s shock FMG exit

Elizabeth Gaines said the COO took his leadership accountability “very seriously” and had made an “incredibly difficult” decision to resign.

Stuart McKinnon

Show him the money!PremiumTwiggy’s 1.6 billion reasons to smile at FMG result

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest will receive the biggest dividend cheque of his life next month as surging iron ore prices drove a stellar profit result for Fortescue Metals Group in the first half.

Stuart McKinnon

Project woesPremiumFMG reveals scale of Iron Bridge cost, schedule blowout

Fortescue has lifted the lid on the cost and schedule blowout at its magnetite project south of Port Hedland, clouding an otherwise stellar first-half result that will deliver a bumper dividend.

Stuart McKinnon

Billionaire vs billionairePremiumMining boss accuses Twiggy’s Fortescue of bullying

Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison has accused Fortescue Metals Group of bullying with its legal action over what was to be Australia’s first Aboriginal-owned iron ore mine.

Stuart McKinnon

Booze fearsPremiumForrest blasts Woolies over ‘dirty big grog shop’

Andrew Forrest has accused the supermarket giant of making Indigenous people an easy money-making target with plans for a Dan Murphy’s near dry communities in the Northern Territory.

Daniel Newell

Feeding ChinaPremiumFMG flags mega profit from sky-high iron ore prices

The figure is up more than 500 per cent on the net profit the Andrew Forrest-led company delivered in the previous first half.

Stuart McKinnon

Heiress’ perspectiveCommentsPremiumGrace Forrest speaks on Twiggy’s COVID diagnosis

The daughter of Andrew Forrest didn’t need her dad’s positive test, to put a human face on the pandemic — she’s been witnessing the toll of the virus on some of the world’s most vulnerable for months.

Ben O'Shea