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Enticing industryCommentsPremiumWhy WA billionaires are flocking to medicinal cannabis

Australia’s emerging medicinal cannabis and psychedelics industry is proving irresistible to WA mining billionaires, with Andrew Forrest joining Gina Rinehart as a backer of a WA-based health care company.

Adrian Lowe

Billion dollar scheme CommentsPremiumTwiggy pushing for diesel subsidy phase-out

Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest has campaigned for the diesel fuel subsidy to be wound back.

Staff Writers

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Breaking bad?VideoCommentsPremium
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Why we need Andrew Forrest and his cringeworthy ad

Just what to make from that weird Twiggy ad about hydrogen that feels like it’s straight out of the ‘70s.

Ben Harvey

Ben Harvey

Man on emissionCommentsPremiumGreen dreamer ‘Twiggy’ Forrest is WA’s hot air billionaire

HOTT: The Bull is becoming increasingly perplexed by Cottesloe green warrior Andrew Forrest, the purported chairman of Fortescue Future Industries, especially after the release of THAT video.

Herd on the Terrace

Another dealCommentsPremiumJordan jumps on Forrest’s green hydrogen bandwagon

The Kingdom of Jordan has been added to the growing list of countries signing on to explore green hydrogen’s economic potential with WA mining billionaire Andrew Forrest.

Daniel Newell

15,000 jobsPremiumForrest, Argentina unveil $11.2b green hydrogen hub ambition

Billionaire Andrew Forrest is planning what could be up to an $11.2b investment in Argentina following a meeting between the businessman and President Alberto Fernandez on the sidelines of the COP26 summit.

Nicolas Misculin and Agustin Geist

FMG swipeCommentsPremiumForrest ‘disappointed’ in Woodside hydrogen plan

Fortescue Metals Group says it would prefer the proposed $1b plant south of Perth did not use gas.

Sean Smith

Up and awayCommentsPremiumFortescue’s first FIFO service from SW takes flight

Fortescue Metals Group has taken to the skies with its first charter flight from Busselton to its Pilbara operations.

Caitlin Paroczai

‘Standing on the hose’PremiumTwiggy vents fury at ‘laggard’ MPs for climate failures

Andrew Forrest has told the National Press Club that ‘mums and dads’ are not responsible for global warming, pointing the finger at oil and gas companies ‘and the politicians who followed them’.

Sarah Ison

Net-zero pushAndrew Forrest scolds MPs over climate ‘fearmongering’

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest says emission reduction targets of up to 50 per cent are needed in Australia, ahead of a decision on net-zero plans.

Andrew Brown and Georgie Moore

Project lossPremiumWA could not offer site for FMG plant, Govt reveals

Hydrogen Industries Minister Alannah MacTiernan has revealed WA could not provide an appropriate site for Fortescue Metals Group to establish its proposed $1b green energy manufacturing facility.

Stuart McKinnon

Bundy boyCommentsPremiumYoung Twiggy’s Royal Show ‘rum and coke’ stunt

Andrew Forrest reveals the trick he played as a young man enjoying the Royal Show.

Buy local surgePremiumTwiggy kicking it with boot sales boom at R.M. Williams

A surge in the number of Australians shopping locally has seen the Andrew and Nicola Forrest-owned bootmaker achieve record sales growth as they looks to grow the brand’s retail footprint.

Kate Purnell

Beefing upPremiumAndrew Forrest’s Harvest Road makes new senior hires

Andrew Forrest’s diversified agri-food company Harvest Road has bolstered its leadership team with two key hires.

Jenne Brammer

Emission cutsPremiumFMG puts faith in green tech with bold scope 3 target

The Andrew Forrest-controlled miner is making its boldest move yet towards the development of clean fuel technology as it aims to dramatically reduce emissions along the value chain.

Daniel Newell

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Young WA mine worker killed was ‘amazing and kind’

Fortescue Metals Group says it is working with authorities after a collapse of ground at its Solomon hub operation claimed the life of a 25-year-old worker this morning.

Stuart McKinnon, Daniel Newell, Michael Traill and Caitlyn Rintoul

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WA could be world leader in green hydrogen production

With an abundance of sunlight, space and wind, WA’s vast, arid landscape and recent $61.5 million green hydrogen financial commitment could be the country’s answer to the uptake of renewable energy.

Nick Deeks

‘Sleeping giant’PremiumTwiggy enlists Turnbull for global green energy lobby

Billionaire Andrew Forrest and former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull will spearhead a new global body, GH2, to promote greater use of hydrogen produced from renewable sources.

James Thornhill

Bigger stakePremiumTwiggy turns tide in fight with BHP for Canadian nickel

A bidding war for a small Canadian nickel miner is showing no signs of cooling as its largest shareholder, WA mining magnate Andrew Forrest, took a formal step to increase ownership.

Yvonne Yue Li

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