FMG’s Pilbara actions ‘like kicking a dog when it’s down’,court hears

FMG’s Pilbara actions ‘like kicking a dog when it’s down’,court hears

A remote Aboriginal community’s long and poisonous battle with Fortescue Metals Group over its iron ore-rich Pilbara land has reached the Federal Court.

  • byRudi Maxwell

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Forrest’s Facebook fight dropped by Australian prosecutors
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Forrest’s Facebook fight dropped by Australian prosecutors

Andrew Forrest’s legal battle to hold social media giant Meta to account over the proliferation of scam ads using his likeness on Facebook has been dealt a major blow.

  • byJesinta Burton
‘Knowingly aiding criminals’:Forrest lashes Facebook over scam ads on eve of court hearings

‘Knowingly aiding criminals’:Forrest lashes Facebook over scam ads on eve of court hearings

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has launched another blistering tirade in his war with Facebook,accusing the social media giant of turning a blind eye to scam ads ahead of two major court hearings.

  • byJesinta Burton
Eighty years on,Andrew Forrest closes in on family’s biggest mystery
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Eighty years on,Andrew Forrest closes in on family’s biggest mystery

Their family is best known for mining billionaire “Twiggy”,Australia’s richest man. But another personality has haunted the Forrests for decades.

  • byMichael Genovese
Andrew Forrest investigates WWII plane wrecks around Papua New Guinea in search for long-lost uncle
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Andrew Forrest investigates WWII plane wrecks around Papua New Guinea in search for long-lost uncle

Never-before-seen footage shows the moment the mining billionaire finds a Beaufort bomber 43 metres underwater. It is not the one he hoped for. But to another family,it means everything.

Never mind the poor. In Cottesloe,the gap is widening between the rich and super-rich

Never mind the poor. In Cottesloe,the gap is widening between the rich and super-rich

Personal income analysis has declared Cottesloe Australia’s most unequal suburb. Here’s a glimpse of how the wealthiest live there – and how your suburb rates.

  • byJesinta Burton
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Wheatbelt renewable energy projects fail to clear planning hurdles

Wheatbelt renewable energy projects fail to clear planning hurdles

A wind farm backed by Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue and a hydrogen start-up chaired by ex-Woodside boss Peter Coleman have both failed to get planning approvals.

  • byPeter Milne
Andrew Forrest says claims China poses a military threat are ‘complete rubbish’

Andrew Forrest says claims China poses a military threat are ‘complete rubbish’

The Australian mining billionaire says Beijing is a strong competitor and his companies will continue investing in the world’s second-largest economy.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Energy suppliers see demand for gas imports in race to avert shortfall

Energy suppliers see demand for gas imports in race to avert shortfall

Fresh warnings of energy shortages could lift demand for gas imports despite Australia being one of the world’s top producers of LNG.

  • byNick Toscano
No billionaire should be free to sink Titanic money into politics

No billionaire should be free to sink Titanic money into politics

Despite his $117 million buying a solitary Senate seat,the sheer scale of Clive Palmer’s advertising blitz set a template for any rich-lister who wants to sway an election result.

  • byDavid Crowe
Mining star Fortescue turns biggest loser,thanks to China slump

Mining star Fortescue turns biggest loser,thanks to China slump

The iron ore giant’s months-long stock rally appears to be over as investors turn sour on the company’s earnings growth and high exposure to slumping metal prices.

  • byGeorgina McKay andPaul-Alain Hunt