You don’t become one of Australia’s richest men without a making a few friends in some pretty high places. And West Australian resources entrepreneur Andrew Forrest certainly has some good ones. So, just who are some of Twiggy’s friends? And what have they done for him lately?
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The massive indigenous employment gap stagnates
How much more evidence that indigenous employment policies are not working will the Gillard government need before it changes its disastrous policy, write Professor Jon Altman and Dr Nicholas Biddle from the Australian National University.
Twiggy’s indigenous jobs plan rests on 45,000 job promises
Andrew Forrest and the AEC are right that we should be looking at every available option to increase indigenous employment opportunity, writes Dr Kirrily Jordan, Research Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research.
Our filthy rich miners — and the new $10b Aussie
This year, the top of the rich list — like the rest of the Australian economy — will be transformed by the resources sector.
Fortescue releases its own native title video
Fortescue Metals Group has stepped up efforts to counter the claims made in a controversial clip of a native title meeting held in Roebourne last month by releasing their own video online.
Twiggy’s legal team: native title video ‘incites racial hatred’
In an email from Fortescue’s legal team to Vimeo, FMG says a controversial native title video is defamatory, misleading and “designed to intimidate”.
The video of Twiggy Forrest that everyone’s talking about
A video has been uploaded by the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation expressing their concern over a March meeting with Fortesque Metals Group over a native title dispute in the Pilbara.
Indigenous jobs: there’s no such thing as a free lunch
Imagining that corporate Australia would employ Aboriginal people out of the goodness of boardroom hearts is as wrong-headed as thinking that all those burgers are actually cooked by a cheery red-headed bloke called Ronald, writes David Ritter, an author and blogger.
AEC indigenous job scheme: is it taxpayers’ money well spent?
Until more detailed information is publicly released about the AEC’s outcomes and its agreements with government, it will be impossible to assess if taxpayer investments are creating sustainable indigenous jobs, writes Dr Kirrily Jordan from Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, ANU.
Generation gap over Twiggy’s indigenous jobs campaign
Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest’s GenerationOne movement is a “pernicious smokescreen” which will not further the rights of Aboriginal people, says an anti-NT intervention group opposed to the campaign.
For Twiggy, war on Labor and MRRT remains an option
While the business community and much of the industry has moved on after the creation of the MRRT, Twiggy remains devoted to the cause, threatening to re-declare war on Labor with another mining advertising blitz.
Political snippets: Richard Farmer’s chunky bits: actions will speak louder …
Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s actual words to students at the University of Queensland this morning will be lucky to get an airing on tonight’s news.
Our wealthy magnificent seven are more take than give
Not only do Australia’s rich give away a relatively small proportion of their wealth — but when they do, the donations are often made in unusual circumstances by businessmen with chequered histories.
Business As Usual: BP seen as co-operative … Rumours of RSPT deal and Rio, BHP shares jump …
BP has gone from “wicked British petroleum” to “co-operative BP”, manufacturing is still holding up the US recovery, soccer the great leveller and other business news of the day.
Mungo MacCallum: It’s time, Kevin, to pull your finger out
If Rudd was also some kind of a loose cannon, what was the point of keeping him? Rudd might be a bit of a letdown, but the alternative is still unconvincing.
The Twiggy that broke Rudd’s
back
If Kevin Rudd can actually win the RSPT debate and put it in place, it could transform him from a NSW Labor-style hack into a genuine reformist leader. The alternative is the political equivalent of living death.
Business As Usual: Kiwis up interest rates … Nigerian scam tied to BP spill … Is the US the new Greece?
Kiwi interest rates up for the first time in three years, leaks out of China have a big say in market performance, Nigerian scammers move on the BP oil spill and other business news.
Political snippets: Billionaires look out of place at RSPT rally
Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest did his best to disguise his billions by dressing like a common or garden mining worker. It didn’t work. Plus, a sleep update for Rudd and other business news.
Won’t someone think of the billionaires?
Daily Media Wrap: Kevin Rudd was faced yesterday with 2000 RSPT protesters, led by billionaire miners Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest and Gina Rinehart. Was commie Rudd scared into submission?
Forrest has a bit each way on China’s role
Andrew Forrest’s hypocrisy in criticising the federal government’s resource tax — and claiming it could lead to a flood of Chinese buyers — has been underlined by news of his own China dealings.
