‘Recycled can be more hazardous’:Twiggy on taxing plastic
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‘Recycled can be more hazardous’:Twiggy on taxing plastic

Andrew Forrest has implored those negotiating an ambitious treaty to end plastic production to include a tax on manufacturers,amid mounting research into the human health impacts.

  • byJesinta Burton

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We have a once-in-a-generation chance to halt the march of plastic
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We have a once-in-a-generation chance to halt the march of plastic

This week,in a port city in South Korea,delegates from around the world will gather for the most consequential negotiating session you’ve probably never heard of.

  • byAndrew Forrest
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
Forrests’ $10 billion Minderoo charity to slash 100 jobs

Forrests’ $10 billion Minderoo charity to slash 100 jobs

About a third of the employees at Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Minderoo charity will lose their jobs as chief executive John Hartman looks to spend less of its more than $10 billion bounty on administration.

  • byPeter Milne
From boom to bust:High-profile splits put billions into play

From boom to bust:High-profile splits put billions into play

The divorce may be every bit as painful,but things are different when billionaire marriages go bust.

  • byColin Kruger
Andrew Forrest’s $5 billion gift comes with a bonus

Andrew Forrest’s $5 billion gift comes with a bonus

Billionaire Andrew Forrest and his wife,Nicola,have effectively created their own Future Fund.

  • byElizabeth Knight
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Court mulls Andrew Forrest’s fresh bid to remove miners from Minderoo

Court mulls Andrew Forrest’s fresh bid to remove miners from Minderoo

The billionaire is back in court trying to safeguard his prized family cattle station. It’s one of several disputes the mining magnate has spearheaded via his private companies to stop exploration around the Pilbara station.

  • byJesinta Burton
Andrew Forrest loses boss of his private empires

Andrew Forrest loses boss of his private empires

There has been a shake-up in the empire of Australia’s richest man with Andrew Hagger surprisingly stepping away from leading its multi-billion dollar investment and philanthropy arms.

  • byPeter Milne
Scientists land deepest fish ever caught off Australia from 6.5km below
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Scientists land deepest fish ever caught off Australia from 6.5km below

Deep-sea researchers used yabby traps and a $100,000 hook to catch sad-looking snailfish which started to melt after leaving the icy-cold depths of their home.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
WA project gives new view of plastic dump sites in world’s worst ocean polluters

WA project gives new view of plastic dump sites in world’s worst ocean polluters

A new global tool aims to help governments tackle the leakage of plastic into the sea,taking regularly updated satellite vision to create a high-resolution map.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
Forrests’ triple property reveal includes Margaret River retreat,New Norcia farmland,Cottesloe revamp

Forrests’ triple property reveal includes Margaret River retreat,New Norcia farmland,Cottesloe revamp

The latest purchase was for the Cape Lodge Hotel in the state’s Margaret River region for $9.25 million off fellow WA rich-listers Peter and Joelle Larsen.

  • byPeter de Kruijff