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Fortescue is going racing with plans to enter the Formula E World Championships. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

EnergyPremiumAussie mining giant hits the track in Formula E debut

An Australian team could join the world's biggest electric racing series, with the company behind its rapid-charging technology preparing to step onto the grid.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Yindjibarndi Group chief executive Michael Woodley and Fortescue chairman Andrew Forrest.

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Twiggy’s Fortescue reignites feud with native title holders

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest is wading back into a long-running legal feud with Traditional Owners over a patch of Fortescue’s vast iron ore empire in the Pilbara.

Daniel Newell

Iron Bridge has been plagued by operational issues.

MiningPremiumFortescue hit by Iron Bridge and legal woes

Fortescue’s troubled Iron Bridge mine has dragged net profit and dividends down further than expected.

Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

Andrew Forrest has taken a 16.8 pe rcent stake in tungsten producer EQ Resources.

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Twiggy’s $190m buy-in lights fire under tungsten miner

Andrew Forrest has taken a major stake in tungsten producer EQ Resources as the mining magnate further extends his reach beyond iron ore and into critical minerals.

Daniel Newell

Dino Otranto aid the company was ‘not attacking competition’ and he lashed out at CMEWA chief executive Aaron Morey.

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‘Look in own backyard’: Minister’s dig at FMG’s green push

Resources Minister Madeleine King took a thinly-veiled swipe at Andrew Forrest’s efforts to champion Fortescue’s green credentials and suggested where the billionaire should instead focus his energies.

Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

Elizabeth Gaines finished as Fortescue chief executive in September 2022.

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Twiggy's global green advocate quits Fortescue board

One of Andrew Forrest’s closest allies has quit the board of his mining empire, just weeks after selling off a $5.5 million stake in the company.

Daniel Newell

Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation chief executive Michael Woodley and Andrew Forrest

MiningPremiumSuper funds blast Fortescue for Indigenous destruction

Fortescue has been blasted for its continuous disregard of Aboriginal cultural heritage, with one major super fund hinting at the potential of a protest vote at the mining giant’s annual general meeting.

Adrian Rauso

Community members arriving at Federal Court ahead of the decision.

Courts & JusticePremiumYindjibarndi people awarded record $150.1m compensation

The Yindjibarndi people have been awarded the largest-ever payout for economic and spiritual loss after more than a decade of Fortescue mining iron ore on native title land in the Pilbara.

Hannah Cross

Justice Stephen Burley (centre) will deliver his judgment on the Yindjibarndi compensation claim. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

MiningPremiumIndigenous leaders braces for decision on $1.8b Fortescue claim

An Aboriginal community will learn whether it will be compensated for the alleged cultural and economic destruction caused by a huge mine on its land.

Aaron Bunch

Fortescue boss Andrew Forrest wants the federal government to wind back fuel credits for miners. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

EnergyPremiumForrest call to ditch fuel credits to help ‘struggling mums and dads’

A campaign to wind back the diesel tax credit for big mining giants has been given fresh legs by Andrew Forrest, chair and founder of iron ore giant Fortescue.

Poppy Johnston

Fortescue chairman Andrew Forrest says China shouldn’t ‘poke the bear’.

MiningPremium‘Poke the bear’: Twiggy blasts China ‘cartel’ price tactics

Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest says China’s state-backed iron buyer shouldn’t ‘poke the bear’ and must quit using tactics aimed at negotiating lower prices for the key steel ingredient.

Paul-Alain Hunt, Katharine Gemmell and Stephen Engle

256 St Georges Terrace.

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Fortescue HQ hits market under $200m Terrace tower sale

One of the most significant city listings in several years has hit the market, seeking a princely sum of about $200 million.

Kim Macdonald

Andrew Forrest has embraced AI but admits the technology "keeps me awake all night". (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

MiningPremiumFortescue founder losing sleep over AI nightmares

Andrew Forrest has told a business summit that he's awed by artificial intelligence but also considers the technology incredibly dangerous.

Derek Rose

Fortescue CEOs Dino Otranto and Gus Pichot

MiningPremiumFortescue’s copper cash splash wins over Alta investors

Shareholders in Peru-focused explorer Alta Copper have voted in favour of a Fortescue takeover, clearing another hurdle in the Pilbara iron ore miner’s red metal foray.

Simone Grogan

2025 | SWM Socials - Leadership Matters with Andrew Forrest at Crown, Perth on April 10th, 2025. - Alan Chau - The West Australian.

MiningWyloo makes no-brainer $200m Greatland purchase

Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo has snapped up Newmont’s remaining stake in Greatland Resources for $200 million, paying about $700m below market value.

Adrian Rauso

Andrew Forrest $50 million Spicer development is set to get approval next week as it heads to planning authorities.

PropertyPremiumForrest’s plan for $50m Spicers hotel nears approval

Andrew Forrest’s $50 million Spicer development is set to get approval next week as it heads to planning authorities.

Kim Macdonald

FMG Nicola being launched in 2016

MiningPremiumProbe deepens into Fortescue ship emergency

The nation’s transport safety investigator is digging deeper into why it was not made aware of an emergency involving a Fortescue iron ore bulk carrier breaking down at WA’s most valuable port.

Adrian Rauso

Former chairman Herb Elliott and Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest, who says there’s strict rules governing use of the jet.

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Why Fortescue’s globe-trotting luxury jet has hit turbulence

Fortescue’s transparency has been called into question as the company’s ultra-expensive private jet criss-crosses the globe while blurring the lines between business and pleasure. 

Adrian Rauso

Andrew Forrest.

MiningFMG loses hope of getting hydrogen taxpayer cash

Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue has implicitly ruled out getting an Australian green hydrogen project ready for construction by the end of the decade.

Adrian Rauso

Nicola Forrest and Andrew Forrest at Minderoo Station.

AgriculturePremiumForrests denied access to MinRes docs in water serpent spat

Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s legal bid to slither past a mythological water serpent has hit a snag after their company was blocked from probing a deal between Mineral Resources and an Aboriginal group.

Adrian Rauso

R.M. Williams is owned by Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s private investment group Tattarang.

RetailOn the move: Twiggy’s R.M. Williams unveils shop-on-wheels

Beloved Australian bootmaker R.M. Williams is taking the old adage of ‘meeting the customers where they are’ to a whole new level by unveiling a shop-on-wheels designed to bring the brand closer to regional WA.

Cheyanne Enciso

Andrew Forrest took a thinly-veiled swipe at the Trump administration’s moves to rein in green energy investment.

MiningPremiumFMG heralds ‘landmark’ $US2b China loan for greener dreams

The miner has made Australian corporate history by securing a Chinese-backed $US2 billion loan to help bankroll decarbonisation efforts ... while also having a dig at Donald Trump.

Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

The Andrew Forrest-controlled miner on Thursday revealed it would dump green hydrogen projects in Australia and the US.

EnergyFMG agrees to repay hydrogen grant

Fortescue has agreed to pay back taxpayer funds that were poured into a nixed green hydrogen project “where required”, following pressure from the Albanese Government. 

Daniel Newell

Twiggy Forrest made Time's list of 100 most influential people, the only Aussie to do so in 2025. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

miningPremiumTwiggy only Aussie magnate to make Time's most influential

An Australian billionaire has been ranked among Time's 100 most influential people, while members of Trump's inner circle and celebrities also made the list.

Rachael Ward