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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

Money makersPremiumThe 24 uber-rich West Aussies chasing Twiggy’s crown

WA’s leading business figures have more than doubled their net worth over the past nine months but it’s not just miners making their mark on the State’s Rich List. See who made our top-25 ...

Neale Prior

Shaping our StateCommentsPremiumWA’s people of the year: The identities who shaped 2020

Our frontline health workers and two mothers who fought for justice for their children are among WA’s people of the year — the West Australians who shone in an extremely challenging 2020.

Court rulesPremiumTwiggy victory in battle to keep explorer off Minderoo

Andrew Forrest has triumphed in a last-ditch Supreme Court bid to stop the McGowan Government intervening in a sand miner’s application to explore his beloved Minderoo Station.

Neale Prior

character of CottPremiumIs Cottesloe getting too big for its beaches?

Cottesloe residents are afraid their seaside suburb is becoming too affluent — which could become a hurdle for Andrew Forrest’s plans to redevelop the beach’s iconic Indiana Teahouse.

Michael Traill

Critical workCommentsPremiumTwiggy’s new fire, flood fight to ‘save lives’

Andrew Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation will work to halve the risk of fire and flood disasters in Australia’s most vulnerable regions by 2025, through its Healthy Landscapes Mission.

Sarah Ison

Cornerstone stakePremiumForrest snaps up second Canadian minerals asset

Noront Resources holds the high-grade Eagle’s Nest nickel project — the second-biggest recent discovery in the country — in the so-called Ring of Fire.

Daniel Newell

Gate-to-plateCommentsPremiumTwiggy beefs up portfolio with cattle stations

The sale of adjoining cattle stations Jubilee Downs and Quanbun Downs to the Forrest family’s private investment vehicle Tattarang has been finalised.

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Nicola Forrest on family, giving and what drives her

Philanthropist Nicola Forrest —part of one of Australia’s most powerful couples — has opened up in an exclusive interview about her passions and her proudest achievement: her tight-knit family.

Katherine Fleming

First tanneryPremiumTwiggy mulls making Harvey Beef leather for RM Williams

Andrew Forrest is considering value-adding to by-product hides from its Harvey Beef abattoir to create its own leather for RM Williams boots.

Jenne Brammer

Twiggy’s clean dreamPremiumForrest to turn FMG into global green energy leader

The founder and chairman of the WA company that made its fortune in the red dirt of the Pilbara says its future lies in becoming a global leader of green energy production.

Stuart McKinnon

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Sneak peekCommentsPremium
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First look at Twiggy’s new Perth restaurant Cooee

There’s an old saying in hospitality: the quickest way for a wealthy man to part with his money is to open a restaurant. But Andrew Forrest, who opens his first eatery today, is no ordinary moneybags.

Rob Broadfield

Pies to paddockPremiumTwiggy hires ex-pie boss for growing agribusiness

Paul Slaughter has more than 25 years experience in various food, beverage and agriculture industry roles, and joins just as Harvest Road embarks on a new phase of growth

Jenne Brammer

Truly horrifyingCommentsPremiumForced marriage is ‘modern slavery’: Grace Forrest

The daughter of mining magnate Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest says it’s greatly disturbing but not surprising that forced marriages are taking place in WA’s own backyard, adding a stand must be taken now.

Annabel Hennessy