‘Best thing I’ve ever done’:How a chance diagnosis transformed this WA mining worker’s life

‘Best thing I’ve ever done’:How a chance diagnosis transformed this WA mining worker’s life

Tristan did not just get his own desk at Fortescue when he shared his diagnosis. He got a ticket to be himself.

  • byPeter Milne

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Fortescue accused of keeping key meeting a secret in intellectual property case

Fortescue accused of keeping key meeting a secret in intellectual property case

Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue has been accused of failing to disclose “material” information when it secured a warrant to raid the homes and offices of ex-Fortescue staff,who have been accused of stealing the iron ore group’s intellectual property.

  • byAnne Hyland
Fortescue spies sifted through personal mail of ex-staff,followed family members to Kmart:court told

Fortescue spies sifted through personal mail of ex-staff,followed family members to Kmart:court told

Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue seeks to suppress a 600-page document detailing spying on ex-staff amid allegations of stolen intellectual property.

  • byAnne Hyland
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue spied on former staff and their families

Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue spied on former staff and their families

The billionaire mining magnate’s company hired private investigators amid allegations of stolen intellectual property.

  • byAnne Hyland
Forrest’s Indigenous foes call for inquiry into Fortescue mining

Forrest’s Indigenous foes call for inquiry into Fortescue mining

The Yindjibarndi people chasing Fortescue for $500 million compensation now want the independent environment regulator to consider tightening the regulation of the high-grade Solomon mine.

  • byPeter Milne
Utilities and energy firms lift ASX;Kathmandu drops

Utilities and energy firms lift ASX;Kathmandu drops

The Australian sharemarket staged a major turnaround in the latter half of the trading session to finish on a high,after Wall Street equities backed away from recent records.

  • byMillie Muroi
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Fortescue accuses two former executives of ‘industrial-scale misuse’ of its intellectual property
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Fortescue accuses two former executives of ‘industrial-scale misuse’ of its intellectual property

Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Group has asked the court for search order in a stoush with former executives who left to start a rival green iron technology firm.

  • bySimon Johanson
Paying clean hydrogen’s way in WA will be harder than the hype

Paying clean hydrogen’s way in WA will be harder than the hype

A cautionary tale for Australian companies rushing into the clean fuel business:from optimism a few years ago,Yara now finds green hydrogen is a long way away.

  • byPeter Milne
Fortescue takes ‘milestone step towards green shipping’ amid iron ore hit

Fortescue takes ‘milestone step towards green shipping’ amid iron ore hit

Iron ore shipments of 43.3 million tonnes were six per cent lower than previous corresponding quarter because of the ore derailment in late December and weather disruptions.

  • bySimon Johanson
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
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