Renewables surge shows Australia can meet ambitious 2035 reductions

Renewables surge shows Australia can meet ambitious 2035 reductions

The UK has promised to cut emissions by 81 per cent by 2035. The Climate Change Authority is considering how much more we could do.

  • byBianca Hall andNick O'Malley

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‘The world is watching’:Forrest backs treaty for fossil fuel phase-out

‘The world is watching’:Forrest backs treaty for fossil fuel phase-out

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has become the first business leader to back a proposed treaty setting concrete deadlines for the global phase-out of fossil fuels.

  • byJesinta Burton
Tax business-class flights,crypto and plastics,UN climate talks told

Tax business-class flights,crypto and plastics,UN climate talks told

Climate leaders suggest new taxes on dirty old industries could help pay for the multitrillion-dollar cost of stabilising the climate.

  • byNick O'Malley
Billionaires bullish on magnetite as new hematite discoveries slow
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Billionaires bullish on magnetite as new hematite discoveries slow

The once-maligned poor cousin of the iron ore industry “magnetite” has attracted the interest of Australia’s billionaires lately and some think a new mining frontier is coming.

  • byAndrew Todd
WA-grown Sydney Rock Oysters heading east as Andrew Forrest’s farm ramps up production

WA-grown Sydney Rock Oysters heading east as Andrew Forrest’s farm ramps up production

It remains to be seen whether east coast seafood lovers will warm to the newcomer that’s renamed their native species Albany Rock Oysters.

  • byAaron Bunch
‘Twiggy’ Forrest’s donations to Gaza now half that of Australian government

‘Twiggy’ Forrest’s donations to Gaza now half that of Australian government

The Forrests’ $40 million donations for food,water and medical aid are now almost half of the value of the Australian government’s $82.5 million contribution to Palestinians.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
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Sky News forced to apologise after quoting fake Andrew Forrest tweet

Sky News forced to apologise after quoting fake Andrew Forrest tweet

A fake quote from a social media account posing as billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest was published by Sky in a news story about the ABC,criticising the public broadcaster for a lengthy acknowledgement of country.

  • byCalum Jaspan
The remote Australian coast bearing the brunt of the plastic crisis

The remote Australian coast bearing the brunt of the plastic crisis

Halfway around the world,California is suing ExxonMobil,claiming the oil giant deliberately misled the public for decades about the limitations of plastic recycling.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Fortescue dividend delivers for Forrest despite modest profit jump

Fortescue dividend delivers for Forrest despite modest profit jump

A month after shedding 700 workers,Fortescue has posted an annual profit of $8.4 billion supporting a $2.2 billion payout to the miner’s biggest shareholders Andrew and Nicola Forrest.

  • byPeter Milne
The Facebook problem that only hurts Australians
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The Facebook problem that only hurts Australians

Frances Haugen made global headlines when she blew the whistle on Facebook. She says the company treats Australia differently to other markets.

  • byDavid Swan
Cannon-Brookes’ record-breaking solar farm plan gets Plibersek’s tick

Cannon-Brookes’ record-breaking solar farm plan gets Plibersek’s tick

The project to build Australia’s largest solar farm has been approved after collapsing last year due to a rift between billionaires Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest.

  • byMike Foley