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Fortescue ordered to pay Yindjibarndi traditional owners $150m in record native title payout

Federal court found miner’s Solomon Hub iron ore mine caused cultural and social harm, including the destruction of 140 heritage sites

The Guardian - AU · May 12

Fortescue and WA government say traditional owners’ $1.8bn compensation claim is worth $8m

Yindjibarndi people allege mining giant did not get permission from native title holders, while company says community ‘disharmony’ is not its fault

The Guardian - AU · Feb 25, 2025

Mine giant denies it's to blame for community division

Native title holders are seeking $1.8 billion in compensation from an iron ore miner as a long-running legal dispute over a Pilbara mine draws to an end.

AAP · Feb 24, 2025

Sun Cable: Why Australia's two richest men are battling to control an unbuilt solar farm

Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest used to be lead investment partners on the $30 billion Sun Cable project. Now, they're bidding against each other to control it in a closed-door process close to resolution.

ABC News · May 3, 2023

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group set to buy Australia's biggest sheep station at Rawlinna, WA

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group is set to acquire Australia's biggest sheep station, the million-hectare Rawlinna Station on the Nullarbor.

ABC News · Apr 28, 2023

Surge in medicinal cannabis use creates growing problem for WA's mining industry

Tom has been prescribed cannabis to help him sleep, but the FIFO worker's former mining employer said he could not use it and keep working on their sites. He's not alone.

ABC News · Apr 7, 2023

Aboriginal elders give federal court evidence on FMG Pilbara dispute

The Federal Court has heard evidence as part of a long-running dispute between traditional owners and Andrew Forrest's resources company.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

Plan for derelict East Perth power station falls through after Andrew Forrest, Kerry Stokes pull out

The transformation of the East Perth power station site, described as a derelict eyesore, has been put on ice, following two years of negotiations between the WA government and billionaires Kerry Stokes and Andrew Forrest.

ABC News · Mar 4, 2023

Bitter brawl between billionaires Andrew Forrest and Kerry Stokes boils over, with communications minister asked to intervene

A bitter scrap between two of Australia's richest men spills over, after mining magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest accused fellow WA billionaire Kerry Stokes of abusing his media power to pursue his commercial mining interests.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2023

Fortescue founder claims signing Yindjibarndi royalty agreement risks creating 'alcohol disasters'

Fortescue Metals executive chairman Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest defends the failure to sign a mining compensation agreement with Yindjibarndi traditional owners in WA's north.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2023