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.
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.
Climate leaders suggest new taxes on dirty old industries could help pay for the multitrillion-dollar cost of stabilising the climate.
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.
It remains to be seen whether east coast seafood lovers will warm to the newcomer that’s renamed their native species Albany Rock Oysters.
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.
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.
Halfway around the world,California is suing ExxonMobil,claiming the oil giant deliberately misled the public for decades about the limitations of plastic recycling.
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.
Frances Haugen made global headlines when she blew the whistle on Facebook. She says the company treats Australia differently to other markets.
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.