Opinion ‘Me old China’ not the friend it once was By Tim Treadgold Businesses burned by China’s trade bans are finding market appeal elsewhere. 03 Feb 2023
News A loss becomes a win in GST stakes By Tim Treadgold The results of a new survey could blunt other states’ attacks on WA’s GST share. 03 Feb 2023
News China, maybe we’re just not that India By Tim Treadgold Australia is building closer trade ties with an Asian giant, and it’s not China. 31 Jan 2023
Opinion A fiddle here, a fumble there By Tim Treadgold Political intervention in energy markets has a way of going off track. 20 Jan 2023
Opinion Shortage of everything the new force By Tim Treadgold A senior economist is tipping a commodities boom powered by a super-squeeze on critical metals. 16 Dec 2022
News WA best placed to ride out storms By Tim Treadgold Next year is shaping up as a much tougher economic period amid growing fears of a global recession. 16 Dec 2022
Opinion East coast envy as WA gas booms By Tim Treadgold The geological handbook for the North Perth Basin is being rewritten. 02 Dec 2022
News Exposing the man behind the curtain By Tim Treadgold Technology and money can make for uncomfortable bedfellows as data theft and financial losses pile up. 02 Dec 2022
Opinion Billionaires can’t see forest for the tweets By Tim Treadgold Successful in business they may be, but two big names are finding enthusiasm for their plans in short supply. 18 Nov 2022
News Waiting for the bulls to roll over By Tim Treadgold The signposts towards a global recession are looming larger. 18 Nov 2022
Opinion China telegraphs its punches By Tim Treadgold As China ramps up the rhetoric, a host of international companies are taking their business elsewhere. 04 Nov 2022
News Echoes of Juukan drive new direction By Tim Treadgold Rio Tinto’s new chair is cleaning house and planning the miner’s next steps. 04 Nov 2022
Opinion Hard to pick how low house prices will go By Tim Treadgold A major analyst is tipping a slide of up to 20 per cent in property prices, but it won’t be even across the country. 21 Oct 2022
News State has levers to drive FIFO change By Tim Treadgold A ‘local worker’ rule inspired by WA’s domgas reservation policy could help mitigate problems associated with FIFO. 21 Oct 2022
Mining There’s no fuel like an old fuel By Tim Treadgold An increased supply of ‘new-energy’ metals is needed to meet ESG needs. 14 Oct 2022
Opinion Rates wreak currency crunch By Tim Treadgold Overconfidence in the US dollar is having a profound effect worldwide. 07 Oct 2022
News Capitalist conundrum for communist China By Tim Treadgold It’s all eyes on China for WA’s iron ore sector as that nation’s property crisis lurches from bad to worse. 23 Sep 2022
Opinion Value-add energy opportunity By Tim Treadgold The global energy crisis has opened the door for WA to do more than supply largely unprocessed raw materials. 23 Sep 2022
Opinion Price pressures drive retail rethink By Tim Treadgold Cost-conscious retailers are among the ‘winners’ from inflationary pressures facing economies worldwide. 09 Sep 2022
News All eyes on China’s deflationary slide By Tim Treadgold Australia and China are currently facing strong economic headwinds, but from opposite directions. 08 Sep 2022