Andrew Forrest

Job cuts across Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue empire will be split across both the energy and metals divisions globally, but the miner says it's not pulling back from green hydrogen ambitions.

Fortescue’s Pilbara ore exports have reached new highs but premiums for its high value Iron Bridge rocks have been squeezed by Chinese steel mills.

Fortescue boss Dino Otranto has provided a candid assessment regarding market conditions and the company’s recent decision to cull 700 jobs.

Greatland Gold remains keen on the ASX listing it postponed last year, pending progress on the potential buyback of a majority stake in the Havieron gold project from JV partner Newmont.

Andrew Forrest has scored a tactical win in his quest to grow melons and onions on Minderoo Station, with the Supreme Court ruling a refusal to grant consent was done so in error.

A hydrogen haul truck, red dirt sod turning, and proof ore can be mined without emitting any carbon: it was a big day for Andrew Forrest and Fortescue at Christmas Creek

Andrew Forrest expects his push to decarbonise Fortescue’s iron ore mines to rub off on the agriculture industry

Simply calling something ‘green’ doesn’t mean much when it comes to convincing a customer to pay more than for a similar non-green product.

Fortescue ended the 2024 financial year with a profit of $US5.7 billion ($A8.39 billion), an 18 per cent growth from the previous reporting period, while announcing an increase in dividends.

WA’s iconic tall ship the STS Leeuwin II, which is backed by billionaires Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s foundation, has been crushed by a container ship at Fremantle Port this morning.

Greatland Gold chief executive Shaun Day believes the Telfer gold-copper mine his company is acquiring in a $700 million deal with Newmont Corporation is in its best shape in nearly two decades.

Fortescue will splash more than $4 billion developing and buying 475 electric mining machines from Liebherr to replace two thirds of its fleet

The man who runs Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s private business empire has exited the board of their peak company but the group insists it is business as usual.

Fortescue’s head of carbon and climate has told a conference the state is not incentivising decarbonisation enough, warning investment dollars are being lost overseas.

Billionaires Andrew and Nicola Forrest will step down as Minderoo Foundation co-chairs to pass the baton to prominent barrister and company director Allan Myers.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation will use a video depicting a child vomiting up plastic to push its anti-plastic agenda to world leaders, including King Charles.

Fortescue says it remains committed to hydrogen, after formally withdrawing a proposed $3 billion project from Canada’s environmental approvals process.

The Forrests’ Minderoo Foundation has contributed $30 million towards the Edith Cowan University CBD campus, as part of a 25-year partnership with the educational institution.

The Forrest’s cattle herd is swelling but the agricultural arm of the family empire remains loss-making despite managing to cut sales costs in the past year.

A sprawling Nullarbor station has been placed on the market after billionaire Andrew Forrest dropped his bid for the property.

Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest is confident Donald Trump will ‘follow the money’ and back green energy should he win back the keys to the White House.

Fortescue chairman Andrew Forrest has publicly backed a push to impose a global deadline for the phase out of fossil fuel, despite his leadership at one of the nation’s largest polluters.

Hastings Technology Metals has alleviated the concerns of Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals, after the latter filed a default notice against the rare earths developer last week citing solvency fears.

Economic challenges have dominated discussion in a hydrogen sector where driving ideology and market need are yet to align.

Shareholder returns were not always reflected in the scale and growth of public-listed executive pay packets last financial year.

The falling iron ore price has had a big impact on WA’s wealthiest.

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has slammed the Coalition’s nuclear power plans as Peter Dutton unveiled the party’s proposal to save taxpayers $263 billion in energy costs.

The United States’ largest oil company claims Andrew Forrest damaged its reputation through his charity’s campaign against plastic polymers and Fortescue’s efforts to reduce fossil fuel use.

Andrew Forrest has accused the world’s plastic producers of derailing a global push for a binding treaty on pollution, in a recent letter obtained by Business News.

Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue achieved a half-year record for iron ore shipments, totaling 97.1 million tonnes, following a strong end to 2024.

Red Hawk Mining's shareholders have overwhelmingly backed Fortescue's takeover of the Pilbara iron ore junior.

The Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation has upped its compensation claim against Fortescue to $1.8 billion, over the alleged cultural damage caused by the miner’s Solomon hub.

Tattarang’s chief executive has opened up on wins and losses at Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s private company and outlined plans for continued rapid growth.

ANALYSIS: Fenix' bid for CZR Resources says a lot about investor confidence in the future of the Pilbara's iron ore industry.

Minderoo has donated an additional $5 million to Ukraine, building on over $20 million of aid delivered to the country since the start of the war.

Business News has compiled a list of the state's largest pastoral leaseholders. It is a mix of rich-listers, cattle barons, family operations, miners, and indigenous enterprises.

West Coast Eagles chair Elizabeth Gaines says the AFL would likely look towards the eastern states, should it look to expand the competition beyond 2028.

Roger Cook’s name has been a regular feature on the annual list of Western Australia’s most influential business and political players published by Business News.

Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest has highlighted the threats facing the Pilbara's iron ore industry, calling out those trying to “take the crown" away from Western Australia.

Andrew Forrest hit out Donald Trump for his embrace of fossil fuels, while pushing for greater global ocean protection at a forum in Perth today.