Tim Treadgold

OPINION: Chris Ellison’s mea culpa may not protect him from future criticism or prosecution, but it seems investors still have faith in Mineral Resources.

The heat’s building over interest rates as Australia leads all comers in the race no-one wants to win.

OPINION: The independent RBA board is on a collision course with the government over interest rates ahead of the 2025 election.

The superannuation sector has been rocked by another case of poorly managed member funds and a lack of accountability.

OPINION: AI’s intrusion into our lives may increasingly include the weekly shop, if dynamic (or surge) pricing takes hold.

OPINION: Australia’s superannuation sector is the envy of the world, but managing the flood of cash isn’t easy.

OPINION: Some enterprises should probably come with an instruction manual detailing what not to do.

OPINION: Uncertainty about China’s economy is prompting comparisons with Japan’s stagnation of the 1980s and 1990s.

OPINION: The state’s strong economic performance puts it in the crosshairs of the other states chasing more of the tax pie.

OPINION: The lengthy approvals process for gas projects in WA’s north-west could be problematic for industries that need gas to grow.

OPINION: China’s low-cost manufacturing capacity is a threat to the dreams of battery production in Australia.

OPINION: The economic resilience of developed economies connected to China is being tested.

OPINION: People are pushing back against governments’ property, energy and transport policies.

OPINION: WA risks losing its favoured-destination status as resources companies find more lucrative opportunities elsewhere.

OPINION: A decision to deny mining activity on private property could have repercussions for land access and land ownership laws.

OPINION: Falling commodity prices and a lengthy approvals process are gumming up some important resources projects.

OPINION: The red-hot sector is tipped to cool as demand and supply start to move to a more balanced setting.

Simply calling something ‘green’ doesn’t mean much when it comes to convincing a customer to pay more than for a similar non-green product.

OPINION: Andrew Forrest’s costly green hydrogen adventures are compounded by the apparent arrival of a long-forecast iron ore correction.

OPINION: Banks have overcorrected and are so risk averse after the GFC they risk losing their purpose.

The internet-driven upheaval in retail shows no signs of slowing, with a decline in brand loyalty emerging across all demographics.

OPINION: A pointless debate over nuclear power has come at a crucial time for WA’s resources sector.

Alarm bells should be ringing over moves by miners big and small to develop opportunities overseas at the expense of local projects.

Political partisanship in the US and demand for coal and uranium have put the squeeze on ESG investments.

High interest rates, stubborn inflation and looming industrial relations battles are tipped to shape the year.

Foreign investment in Australia’s critical minerals sector is about to become a headline issue for this country’s relationship with the US and China.

A surge in private credit should have alarm bells ringing in WA, especially among those for whom the name “Rothwells” is triggering.

Copper is among the metals starting to benefit from short supply and strong demand from new technologies.

No matter what colour the hydrogen, the business case revolves around its quantity and cost of production.

Governments have a patchy record when it comes to funding private sector projects.

Government intervention in housing and energy spheres speaks as much to the lack of investor interest as it does political overreach.

So well endowed with resources riches, the state seems set to miss out on the copper boom.