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Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest has been named one of TIME's 100 most influential figures of 2025 alongside some polarising figures, less than a month after gracing the magazine's cover.

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

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.

Mineral Resources, Iluka Resources and Pilbara Minerals were among the biggest losers on the ASX today as the market digests a weaker iron ore price and soft Aussie dollar.

Despite the development hype around green projects, the pipeline of traditional resources developments shows mining is still king.

Plans for the 644-megawatt solar farm, the largest to date in the Pilbara, were released by the Environmental Protection Authority.

Despite a bearish recent outlook for the iron ore sector, money is still being put on the table for WA's biggest industry.

Fortescue global director of communications Nicole Moody will leave the Andrew Forrest-led company, just shy of a year in the role.

Former Fortescue employees who started their own company have failed their bid to overturn the court's search orders, in the ongoing spat with the Andrew Forrest-led business.

WA's peak mining lobby group has welcomed a $750 million commitment for green metals projects, announced by Anthony Albanese during a visit to Perth today.

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.

Less than half of share market floats in 2024 turned a profit, with expectations of another tough year.

Lawyers have wrapped up their arguments in the $1.8 billion compensation dispute between Yindjibarndi and Fortescue, with the latter claiming only $8 million was owed.

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

OPINION: It's becoming obvious Australia has an energy problem as it continues a total focus on renewables.

The Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation's compensation claim over impact of the Solomon mine on their land has been exaggerated, Fortescue's lawyer told the court.

Counsel for the state government claimed Fortescue's mining would not extinguish the Yindjibarndi people's native rights in the Pilbara, during a hearing in the Federal Court.

Fortescue and its former employees have been urged to progress a dispute over alleged misuse of the Andrew Forrest-led company's green iron technology information.

Fortescue's half-yearly profit has more than halved to US$1.55 billion as lower iron ore prices eat into bumper revenues recorded this time last year.

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.

Yindjibarndi traditional owners have experienced collective trauma and emotional distress over FMG's Solomon mine, a lawyer told the court in the ongoing $500 million compensation dispute.

Unionisation of the Pilbara's iron ore industry could curtail BHP's plans to invest in new mines, according to the company's boss, Mike Henry.

Fortescue's way in developing its Solomon hub is an outlier in how other miners have operated in the Pilbara, a barrister for Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation told the court.

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Two ex-bank bosses have taken up key roles with Fortescue and BHP, with the Big Australian appointing former National Australia Bank chief Ross McEwan as its new chairman.

Green hydrogen hopefuls have hailed the passing of the federal government's production tax breaks aimed at incentivising the stuttering industry.

Ex-Fortescue employees claimed there were differences between their startup's green iron technology and the Andrew Forrest-led company's, in an ongoing dispute over copyright.

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

The majority shareholder of Pilbara iron ore junior Red Hawk Mining has accepted Fortescue's offer to take over the company hours before deadline.

Black Swan State Theatre Company has announced the renewal of Fortescue's sponsorship of the arts organisation until the end of 2026.

Fortescue's ability to work around Port Hedland's congested export space and negate headwinds in the iron ore price were attractive to Red Hawk Mining's board.

Fortescue has lobbed a $254 million offer to snap up ASX-listed junior Red Hawk Mining, owner of a greenfields iron ore project neighbouring the Andrew Forrest-led miner's Solomon operations.

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

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's Fortescue has submitted plans for its next big Pilbara iron ore project to ring in the new year.

The Pilbara's iron ore miners have been left waiting longer than expected for their emissions-busting battery electric locomotives to arrive.

Falling commodity prices and growing budget deficits should provide the impetus for Australia to build a green iron industry, according to the boss of Fortescue Metals.

Energy infrastructure builder APA Group has laid claim to a land area larger than Perth to progress the rollout of its Pilbara renewable energy ambitions.

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

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