Andrew Forrest
Andrew Forrest
John Andrew Henry Forrest, better known as Andrew Forrest or by his nickname Twiggy Forrest, is a Western Australian mining magnate currently a non-executive chairman and previously the chief executive officer of Fortescue Metals Group...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryAustralia
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continue encourage homes indigenous people travel
There are people all over Australia who use their homes as hubs that they travel from, and they encourage their indigenous people to continue to stay there.
indigenous job reliance six stuck welfare
Statistically after six months, if an Indigenous or non-Indigenous person has come off welfare, even long-term welfare, and has stuck in that's job for six months, then they've really broken in their own psychology the welfare reliance mentality. They're up on their own two feet.
attracted excel five four university western
I'd like to see the University of Western Australia and the other four or five universities in Western Australia really excel through having some of the greatest minds in the world attracted to it.
billions lives slowly social thousands trying wasted
Disparity is Australia's worst social problem. Thousands of lives are slowly being crushed, while billions are wasted on thousands of little initiatives trying to 'close the gap.'
people tend
Wealthy people in Australia tend to give, and give very quietly.
against change owning skewed taxation
We really need to change taxation policy so that it is not skewed against owning more than one house.
attitude faith government leadership major outside population
We do need an attitude of leadership in our government which demonstrates faith in major population centres outside of Perth.
encourages structured
Tax can be structured in a way that actually encourages investment in infrastructure and encourages investment in Australia from overseas.
If you know that something is true and just, and you give up, that's when you fail.
kids men women
I'd like to keep our kids in their schools. I'd like to keep our young men and women in jobs.
family time
I will always put family first. Every time I haven't, I have regretted it and apologised.
believe church god jesus
I don't necessarily go to church every week, but I am a Christian, and I believe in God and Jesus Christ.
aboriginal chance companies mining
All industry, not just the mining industry, can get out and give Aboriginal companies a chance.
develop huge kick life love since
My greatest love in life is to develop projects. I just get a huge kick out of that. I've been doing it since ever I could.