Tim Treadgold

A former Singaporean government minister has offered the West a harsh dose of economic medicine.

Adding gold to the list of metals to be hit with the new mining tax was always a predictable political demand, just as it is easy to see the rate rising -- if only because the tax was doomed to fai

Retailers have every reason for concern following a recent report from the UN.

Softening global commodity demand is this month’s worry. Next month there will be “seven billion reminders” as to why the resource boom will run for decades.

Growing worldwide demand for Australia’s coal makes selling the carbon tax a tricky exercise.

Rinehart v Rinehart is more than a family affair.

Build quality is likely to become an issue in the ‘foreign versus local’ debate.

You might not have heard it but the Swiss National Bank yesterday fired a shot which will be heard around the world, and could prove to be bad news for Australia.

The union movement has a problem with transparency and accountability.

Gina Rinehart may not like it, but she’s about to come under the spotlight again.

Western Australia appears to be dodging the collapse of Australia’s manufacturing sector, but it would be wise to keep an eye on one of the State’s most important businesses, the BP oil refinery at

Results from a couple of shale gas drill tests could have a significant effect on gas prices, and our energy future.

Gold’s first peek at the magic price of $US2000 an ounce ended in disarray last night, a reminder to all investors that bubbles deflate faster than they inflate.

Several factors indicate GFC II is different to the first time around.

Given a choice, would you loan money to BHP Billiton or Italy?

Western leaders face some tough political decisions in the near future.

The Baltic Dry Index has barely moved over the past month, a fact which has escaped hysterical share traders and expert commentators, but one which is very good news for Australia, especially WA.

The success of the resources states is making things tough in the rest of the country.

Going broke slower. Those three words sum up what happened in the U.S. this week and explain why stock markets keep falling and gold keeps rising.

Understanding how the internet affects traditional businesses seems to be a young person’s game.

Champagne corks will be popping in Kalgoorlie next week as delegates gather for the annual Diggers and Dealers forum – but not anywhere else.

Government intervention in markets rarely has a positive long-term effect on the economy.

Apart from Adelaide roots, Julia Gillard and Rupert Murdoch share something else in common; they are living examples of crisis management - with one doing it well, and the other not.

Is Tasmania Australia's 'Greece'? The numbers appear eerily similar.

Business is not just about making money, as a former Chinese Ambassador to Australia said yesterday. There is a moral dimension - as Rupert Murdoch is discovering.

Current events are exposing the limits of globalisation.

Voters appear to be abandoning the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, and her rush to introduce a carbon tax. Money is just ignoring her.

What’s the connection between a light metal, fruit juice and a US-based economist?

"Who killed Australia's mining industry" is not a question being asked today, though it could soon be, judging by a flood of recent evidence.

It looks like a case of ‘owners sit tight, buyers get ready’ in local property for the next two years.

Gina Rinehart hates the label "Australia's richest person". How will she, and the rest of the country react when (not if) she ranks as the "world's richest"- as can be forecast using the latest research.

You won’t see many sights stranger than thousands of people rallying in support of a tax.