David Kobelke

A lack of local content on major projects will hurt WA in the long run.

Decades of globalisation have damaged Australia’s manufacturing and engineering capabilities beyond repair.

The cultural divide between Australia’s west and east is growing.

WA is under-resourced in military personnel and hardware capability.

Vaccines are one tool in the fight against COVID-19, quarantine is another.

The federation’s founders would be aghast at how the Senate has changed.

Cognitive bias gets in the way of making accurate predictions about a business’s future opportunities.

The rise of intelligent machines presents opportunities for WA.

Cannabis legislation at state and federal levels has failed to meet public expectations or needs.

Gold’s role as a safe-haven asset seems likely to be around for some time yet.

Getting serious about climate change means shifting positions on the role of nuclear power.

Among the many problems with Australia’s working visa system is the effect it has on seasonal workers from the Pacific Islands.

The government must do a lot more to protect us from increasingly hostile cyber attacks.

There are sensible options for reining-in the global tech giants, but the federal government has botched its first foray.

Positioning western rock lobster as part of WA’s culinary culture could offset some of the downside of the trade dispute with China.

The federal government’s silence on news of BP’s plans to close its Kwinana refinery speaks volumes.

Australia was incredibly fortunate that Kim Beazley was appointed defence minister in the Hawke government in 1984.

Decisions made by our elected representatives over many years have put the nation in an unenviable trade position.

Craft brews and breweries are a growing tourism opportunity, although federal alcohol taxes are an impediment.

The WA government needs to protect the state’s power networks, with rooftop PV systems in the crosshairs.

Proposed changes to rental tenancy laws may deliver a win for renters and their pets.

WA’s Aboriginal Heritage Act may provide an avenue to protect against the exploitation of indigenous artists.

Politics is stifling effective management of important defence industry work.

Since the earliest days of settlement, the relationship between people living in the western third of Australia and those east of the Nullarbor has been a contentious one.