Andrew Forrest's Fortescue is at odds with two of WA's most powerful member-based mining lobby groups over their push to keep fuel tax credits for mining companies.
Fortescue is doubling down efforts to get its African iron ore project up and running as it ships record volumes of the red rocks out of its Pilbara heartland.
Fortescue has started building the Pilbara's first wind farm, and the first of its own turbines among 5 gigawatts of green energy plants it has mooted for the region.
An $85 million plan to redevelop an old caravan park at the tip of the Ningaloo Reef into a swanky eco-resort has been significantly scaled back due to political hurdles.
A host of Western Australia's influential business leaders could find demand for their prized meat products clipped after China imposed a 55 per cent tariff on beef imports.
Fortescue has moved to acquire the remainder of Peruvian developer Alta Copper it doesn't already own under a deal worth $152 million, as it eyes an expansion of its copper portfolio.
The fairness of an anthropologist's reporting has been questioned by lawyers arguing the case for Andrew and Nicola Forrest's proposed leaky weirs project on Minderoo Station.
Fortescue has been granted $45 million from the federal government coffers to enable renewable energy players to test and deploy emerging cost-cutting technologies at its projects.
Thalanyji elders are wary of their protector leaving its home in the Ashburton River should Andrew and Nicola Forrest be granted approval to build 10 weirs along the watercourse.
The price for Andrew and Nicola Forrest to build leaky weirs on a river dissecting Minderoo Station has been revealed as questions about broader industry benefits swirl.
An experienced hydrogeologist has given evidence of the benefits of a controversial leaky weir project being pursued by Andrew and Nicola Forrest's private company on Minderoo Station.
It may not generate the kind of wealth that comes out of mining, property, or selling a big business, but the attractiveness of agricultural investments for wealthy Sandgropers is plain to see.
Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest wants to see his company's proposed renewable energy assets in the Pilbara connected to a common user grid to provide power for the region.
The collective wealth of the top 100 richest people in Western Australia amounts to $160 billion – with 19 billionaires – Business News' Rich 100 publication reveals.
Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Minderoo Foundation has pledged a further $10 million in humanitarian aid to Gaza, bringing its total aid to the war-torn region since 2023 to $51 million.
Fortescue's iron ore shipments swelled to almost 50 million tonnes in a record for the first quarter of a financial year, as its green energy ambitions move left of stage.
The mining sector paid more tax than all other sectors combined for a third consecutive year, led by iron ore heavyweights Rio Tinto and BHP with their multi-billion-dollar tax bills for 2023-24.
Fortescue is buying 400 more zero-emission haul trucks for its Pilbara operations, amid a series of deals with Chinese green technology developers and an acquisition of a Spanish renewables firm.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has set the parameters for the Productivity Commission's long-awaited GST review, as the state's battle to retain its current distribution share past 2026 heats up.
Andrew Forrest's private mining vehicle is now the operator of a half-built rare earths project, having cemented its controlling stake in the deal with Hastings Technology Metals.
The federal government has set a target to slash emissions by between 62 per cent and 70 per cent by 2035, in a move Prime Minister Anthony Albanese describes as ambitious but achievable.
Four eminent Western Australian businessmen will step into the ring again to convince the federal government the 75-cent floor on the state's GST share should remain in place.
Andrew Forrest's Fortescue maintains hydrogen is critical to its future after recording major impairments on its scrapped green energy projects, as it full-year profit drops by 41 per cent.
Fortescue has secured a Chinese-backed loan, worth $US2 billion ($3.1bn), to boost its decarbonisation pursuits after walking away from two green hydrogen projects.
Nuclear advocate Aidan Morrison has fired a shot at Andrew Forrest on the first morning of the Diggers & Dealers Mining forum, accusing the billionaire of “virtue signaling”.
Magmatic Resources and Fortescue have agreed to a $3.5 million exploration budget at their Myall joint venture, with drills set to turn on the Calais prospect.
Andrew Forrest has stressed the importance of the Sino-Australian economic relationship, ahead of a Prime Ministerial visit to the nation's largest trading partner in the coming days.
Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti have been named the state's most powerful people, edging out mining magnates Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest in the 2025 Power 500.
