Andrew Forrest

Andrew Forrest

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Andrew Forrest is an Australian mining billionaire and philanthropist, known for his significant investments in various sectors, including sports. He is the financial backer of the Western Force, providing resources to help the team compete in Super Rugby.

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Andrew Forrest is a billionaire mining magnate who hired John Hartman after his release from prison.

Oliver Curtis and Firmus, the AI infrastructure provider heading towards a $6 billion listing on the ASX
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-03-02
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Andrew Forrest managed to increase his family fortune last year thanks to a strong stock market showing.

Which billionaires got richer and who went backwards last year
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-10
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Andrew Forrest's flagship green hydrogen factory cost Australian taxpayers $80 million while his company spruiked its 'successes' to foreign investors.

Tycoon’s fuel dream cost taxpayers $80m
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-01-29
4.0

Andrew Forrest is the founder of the Australian mining group Fortescue and is involved in the Belinga project in Gabon.

Gabon : l’autralien Fortescue confirme son engagement dans le projet Belinga | Gabonreview.com
Gabon Review – news and current affairs from Gabon·GabonGabon· 2026-01-14
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Andrew Forrest is the founder and executive chairman of Fortescue who presented the company's integrated industrial solution to the Gabonese president.

Fer de Belinga : Fortescue en offensive industrielle chez Oligui Nguema | Gabonreview.com
Gabon Review – news and current affairs from Gabon·GabonGabon· 2025-12-14
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Fortescue Mining founder Andrew Forrest this week urged the Albanese government to take decisive action to stop Russian-origin oil from entering Australia.

Russia leapfrogs Australia amid Ukraine war
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-11-25
7.0

Andrew Forrest has become quieter recently due to setbacks in his green hydrogen plans but remains committed to his cause.

Australian billionaires push their climate agenda
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-11-25
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Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest owns 18.5 percent of Australian Agricultural Co.

Trump pardons billionaire Joe Lewis, owner of Australia’s largest beef producer Australian Agricultural Co
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-11-14
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Donald Trump

Andrew Forrest showcased his ammonia-powered boat at the COP-30 to highlight commitment to climate action.

Por que os executivos de grandes empresas dos EUA estão ausentes da COP-30
O Estado de S. Paulo (Estadão)·LiechtensteinLiechtenstein· 2025-11-13
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Andrew Forrest announced a $10 million donation to the Forever Tropical Forest Fund.

COP-30: encerramento da Cúpula dos Líderes tem promessa de dinheiro alemão e investimento privado
O Estado de S. Paulo (Estadão)·LiechtensteinLiechtenstein· 2025-11-08
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Forrest, an early backer of SunCable, is trying to save the planet while making his fortune from shipping iron ore.

Could Tech bros like Mike Cannon-Brookes become the new climate pariahs?
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-11-07
6.0

Andrew Forrest, an Australian billionaire and founder of Fortescue, decided to abandon his plans to produce electric engines after visiting Chinese factories.

Directorii occidentali revin din China alarmați de „fabricile întunecate”. Revoluția robotică a Beijingului schimbă regulile jocului global
Adevărul·RomaniaRomania· 2025-10-15
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Agustin Pichot is the current CEO for growth and energy for Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue.

Agustin Pichot calls South Africa and New Zealand ‘selfish’ over three-Test series agreement
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-09-12
6.0

Andrew Forrest is an older ultra-wealthy mining tycoon who continues to feature among the country’s richest.

Goldman Sachs targets Australia’s richest families
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-08-21
6.0

Andrew Forrest is the billionaire chairman of Fortescue, which recently shipped a record volume of iron ore.

Wall Street eyes records after US-Japan trade deal, ASX set to edge up; $A stronger
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-07-24
9.0

Andrew Forrest is leading a push to create new trade by processing iron ore into green iron.

How Australia is finally maturing as an international player
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-07-18
7.0

Andrew Forrest owns a block of land where the critically endangered Kangaroo Island assassin spider is found.

This Jurassic-era relic has survived 150 million years on Earth – now it’s one big fire from extinction | Kangaroo Island
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-18
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Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest, founder of Fortescue Metals, emphasizes the determination to achieve a green metal industry in Australia.

China opportunity makes Trump tariffs look like ‘a pimple on the bum of the iron ore trade’.
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-07-14
7.0

Andrew Forrest of Fortescue Metals Group supports the development of a green steel industry in Australia.

How Australia’s iron ore could unlock billions of dollars and help decarbonise the World
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-07-14
8.0

Andrew Forrest is the founder of Fortescue mining and an advocate for closer ties with China.

PM walks trade-security tightrope before Xi Jinping meeting
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-07-14
6.0

Andrew Forrest has been branded a zealot for his strategic deviation into saving the planet.

Implications for Tesla as Elon announces The America Party; Trump calls move ‘ridiculous’
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-07-07
4.0

Andrew Forrest is the billionaire chairman of Fortescue Metals Group who warns about the future of the Pilbara due to cleaner steel-making processes.

Dark clouds gather over Australia’s iron ore industry as China demand cools
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-06-21
5.0

Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Foundation partly bankrolled a new documentary highlighting the devastation wrought by unregulated industrial fishing.

Australia and Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest to play a key role on ocean protections, sustainable fishing
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-06-08
8.0

Dr. Andrew Forrest AO is the founder of the Minderoo Foundation, which supports the documentary 'Oceans'.

Le Gabon accueille la première africaine du documentaire «Océans» | Gabonreview.com
Gabon Review – news and current affairs from Gabon·GabonGabon· 2025-06-06
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The most advanced plan to import LNG is the Port Kembla energy terminal, developed by Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Squadron Energy.

Australia’s renewable energy shift to be powered by gas
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-05-30
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Fortescue’s Andrew Forrest ($12.7 billion) paid $15.6 million for a Cottesloe heritage site in Perth in 2022.

Luxury houses where the billionaire rich listers live
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-05-29
9.0

Andrew Forrest of Fortescue Metals Group warns that Pilbara is at risk of becoming a 'wasteland'.

As Chinese steel mills go green, Pilbara at risk of becoming a “wasteland” says Andrew Forrest of Fortescue Metals Group
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-05-25
5.0
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Andrew Forrest has joined environmental organizations advocating for a ban on bottom trawling in protected marine areas.

El grito más político y desgarrador de David Attenborough para salvar los océanos | Clima y Medio Ambiente
El País·SpainSpain· 2025-05-17
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