FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 7 - The Untold Story

A bit rich? Billionaires’ climate efforts draw scepticism, praise

Mega-rich figures such as Andrew Forrest spend billions on climate change solutions while adding to carbon emissions.

Al Jazeera · May 6, 2022

Clouds gather in Singapore over Cannon-Brookes, Twiggy-backed $30b Sun Cable project

It's billed as a poster child for Australian renewable energy exports, but Sun Cable's plan to build the world's biggest solar farm draws scepticism in its target market, Singapore.

ABC News · May 5, 2022

New Force coach keen to meet lofty goals

Western Force owner Andrew Forrest has set some lofty goals for the club, and incoming coach Simon Cron is embracing the challenge.

AAP · Mar 29, 2022

Andrew Forrest's purchase of Kimberley cattle stations has traditional owners hopeful of social benefits

The sale of a group of East Kimberley cattle stations to billionaire Andrew Forrest has traditional owners hopeful of future benefits to Indigenous people, through employment and tourism.

ABC News · Mar 13, 2022

Sun Cable’s giant Northern Territory solar project gets $210m funding boost

Billionaires Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest’s investment accelerates company’s plans to explore similar plants in Australia and beyond

The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2022

Plastic-free ‘submarine’ helps Australian scientists find if nanoplastics are inside us

For scientists at the University of Queensland, determining if plastic absorption occurs and is harming humans is a scientific ‘holy grail’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 11, 2022

RBA deputy governor Guy Debelle to join Fortescue's renewable energy push

Reserve Bank deputy governor Guy Debelle is leaving the bank to join Andrew Forrest's renewable energy business, Fortescue Future Industries.

ABC News · Mar 10, 2022

Andrew Forrest pulls back on Russian investments, while BP will dump Rosneft stake and Norway divests

Russia is being dealt more financial blows, with Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest pulling back on hydrogen investments there, while oil giant BP and Norway's sovereign wealth fund are also divesting from the country.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2022

Andrew Forrest begins work on green hydrogen hub in Gladstone, confirms $3b for renewables farm

The build for a green hydrogen manufacturing hub is now underway in central Queensland, as Andrew Forrest confirms a separate $3 billion investment in a solar, wind and battery farm, in the same region.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2022

Forrest stoking the renewables sector

A renewable-energy precinct of wind, solar and batteries will feed enough supply into the grid for 660,000 homes, billionaire investor Andrew Forrest says.

AAP · Feb 27, 2022