Minderoo Foundation

Nicola Forrest has signed up two experienced Minderoo executives as co-directors of a new foundation but says she remains committed to her philanthropic endeavours with ex-partner Andrew Forrest.

The business dealings of Western Australia’s big-name billionaires may grab most of the headlines, but last year it was Dale Alcock’s ABN Group that deserved a closer look.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s charitable foundation increased its total spending by 65 per cent last financial year, while also making its largest ever financial commitment to a global gender fund.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest have a vision to create a society that values all people and natural ecosystems.

Minderoo Foundation has pledged $5 million towards demining agricultural land in Ukraine, adding to its support for the war-torn country.

The charity behind the iconic Leeuwin tall ship has weathered the storm of administration, aided by a $3.5 million boost from Minderoo Foundation.

The former chief financial officer at Nicola and Andrew Forrest’s private company has launched a new business offering family office services to high-net-worth women and their families.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation is understood to be cutting up to 100 roles from the philanthropic entity following an “organisational redesign”.

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The Minderoo Foundation will invest in Fortescue-developed security gates to help deliver aid into Gaza, according to founder and chair Andrew Forrest.

Founded in Perth, manufacturing in Australia, this robotics and AI startup is heading towards unicorn status.

The past year has seen some big changes among WA’s top philanthropists and how they go about their task.

St Patrick’s Community Support Centre has raised $22 million to build a new support centre and housing for people experiencing homelessness.

Andrew Forrest has scored a tactical win in his quest to grow melons and onions on Minderoo Station, with the Supreme Court ruling a refusal to grant consent was done so in error.

WA’s iconic tall ship the STS Leeuwin II, which is backed by billionaires Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s foundation, has been crushed by a container ship at Fremantle Port this morning.

Western Australia’s government-funded hub in Canberra has welcomed 130 users in its first six months of operating.

Two years after stepping down as head of Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s private interests, Andrew Hagger is launching a business to serve ultra-high-net-worth families.

The man who runs Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s private business empire has exited the board of their peak company but the group insists it is business as usual.

Andrew Forrest has called on the philanthropic and private sector to pour more support into humanitarian aid in Gaza, after donating an additional $18 million.

Having managed the affairs of one of Australia’s richest families, Andrew Hagger and Stephen Daly have set up their own firm.

Billionaires Andrew and Nicola Forrest will step down as Minderoo Foundation co-chairs to pass the baton to prominent barrister and company director Allan Myers.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation will use a video depicting a child vomiting up plastic to push its anti-plastic agenda to world leaders, including King Charles.

The Forrests’ Minderoo Foundation has contributed $30 million towards the Edith Cowan University CBD campus, as part of a 25-year partnership with the educational institution.

Nicola Forrest has driven a $100 million investment into a female-focused philanthropic fund, through her family's Minderoo Foundation.

The long-vacant Fremantle building was purchased for $4.5 million by an entity wholly owned by Nicola Forrest.

The United States’ largest oil company claims Andrew Forrest damaged its reputation through his charity’s campaign against plastic polymers and Fortescue’s efforts to reduce fossil fuel use.

Two senior figures have revealed departures from Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Tattarang in recent weeks, but the organisation says both will remain part of its business interests.

Andrew Forrest has accused the world’s plastic producers of derailing a global push for a binding treaty on pollution, in a recent letter obtained by Business News.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s philanthropic foundation has revealed extensive job cuts and spending cutbacks implemented last year as part of a planned restructure.

John Hartman looks back on 23 years of Minderoo Foundation making a difference in Australia and abroad.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation has tapped South32 sustainability expert Holly Buschman to lead its conservation push.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes James Nicholls, Zac Donovan, Holly Buschman, Fran Lawrence, Peter Jones, Peter Secker and Jean Sebastien Boutet.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Lenda Oshalem, Russell Gibbs, Richard Kilbane, Beau Waters, Kate Wellington, Guy Chalkley, Grant Davey, Richard O’Shannassy and Dianmin Chen.

Minderoo has donated an additional $5 million to Ukraine, building on over $20 million of aid delivered to the country since the start of the war.

Novelist Holden Sheppard has won the Minderoo Artist Award for 2025, with eight other artists set to also benefit from the arts fund launched by Andrew and Nicola Forrest.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Suzy Montandon, Adam Robinson, Dirk Vorster, Olga Havnen, Josh Gilbert, Kylie Hansen, and Yolandie Nell.

Andrew Forrest hit out at Donald Trump for his embrace of fossil fuels, while pushing for greater global ocean protection at a forum in Perth today.

Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest has been named one of TIME's 100 most influential figures of 2025 alongside some polarising figures, less than a month after gracing the magazine’s cover.

An ocean-focused film by legendary filmmaker Sir David Attenborough which was funded to the tune of $3 million by Andrew and Nicola Forrest will make its global premiere overnight.

Andrew Forrest has weighed in on the debate over public toilets in Cottesloe, urging the council to scrap the idea or find an alternative site to install the amenities.