What Australia needs from China – more building,more babies

What Australia needs from China – more building,more babies

China’s deflating property bubble and declining birth rate are,at last,grabbing the attention of Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

  • byElizabeth Knight

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$3b hole in the budget:Iron ore price drop to hit nation’s bottom line

$3b hole in the budget:Iron ore price drop to hit nation’s bottom line

A faster than expected drop in iron ore prices will hit the budget bottom line.

  • byJames Massola
Andrew Forrest isn’t giving up on his green iron Pilbara dream

Andrew Forrest isn’t giving up on his green iron Pilbara dream

Weeks ago Fortescue dumped a target to be a major producer of green hydrogen by 2030,but Andrew Forrest still insists his native Pilbara can supply the globe with green iron.

  • byPeter Milne
Unions launch push for rare deal with Pilbara iron ore giant

Unions launch push for rare deal with Pilbara iron ore giant

Australia’s mining lobby has slammed industrial relations law changes that have helped unions get a toehold in the country’s largest export.

  • byPeter Milne
Jobs,costs cut at MinRes’ luxury HQ as Chris Ellison takes the biscuit

Jobs,costs cut at MinRes’ luxury HQ as Chris Ellison takes the biscuit

There will no pay rises for senior employees this year and fewer perks for office workers ahead of a massive reduction in the miner’s remote workforce.

  • byPeter Milne
Fortescue in-house lawyer issued spying orders,court documents reveal

Fortescue in-house lawyer issued spying orders,court documents reveal

Fortescue’s founder Andrew Forrest last month said he had no knowledge of the extensive spying conducted on ex-staff and their families,including children.

  • byAnne Hyland
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Australia’s green steel future threatened by lack of speed

Australia’s green steel future threatened by lack of speed

If the steel industry was a country it would be the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases after the United States and China.

  • byPeter Milne
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue slashes 700 jobs,tempers green hydrogen ambitions
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Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue slashes 700 jobs,tempers green hydrogen ambitions

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue will slash 700 jobs,as the company tempers its ambition to be a major producer of the clean fuel hydrogen.

  • byPeter Milne
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