Opinion

The stock market is throwing up some interesting valuations of late, with excessive discounts on some top companies.

After reading my local newspaper on the weekend, I was dismayed by the state of local government in Perth.

A free press is a cornerstone of all true democracies, which is why the proposed News Media Council is a backward step.

It's no surprise the late Steve Jobs' favourite music was written and performed by Bob Dylan and The Beatles.

All social media platforms use seductive language to make you think you're influential.

Critics of the proposed $40 billion Browse Basin gas project in the Kimberley would be unwise to see Chevron’s exit as a sign that the project is in trouble.

The Liberals’ decision to play the man has upped the ante in what’s likely to be a spirited state election campaign.

Whatever mud is slung at the state’s top entrepreneurs, they still back themselves.

Which is it ... an opportune time to invest or a widespread outbreak of broker anxiety?

The Mannkal Foundation has challenged accepted wisdom on many public policy issues – exactly what a think tank is meant to do.

The federal government has some work to do if Australia is to meet its 2020 emissions and renewables targets.

I just read an article about someone's totally bogus opinion of 'job burnout'.

The doom and gloom focus in the media at the moment can make it difficult to retain a positive, proactive perspective.

With so much information to assist business owners in sales, marketing, finance, management and strategy, why aren't we all great at doing these things?

Most people see low interest rates as a blessing. But, hold them close to 0 per cent for long enough and they become a curse, as investors in Europe and the U.S.

Some in politics may support the introduction of toll roads, but no party is likely to embrace it publicly.

The state needs a sensible, practicable approach to heritage issues.

Political ideology is the only barrier to Australia taking advantage of Asia’s need for power.

The planned Burswood resort expansion leaves Perth with several disconnected development hubs, reducing their individual and collective potential.

It’s all-go up north as the resources boom drives growth, but how’s the rest of the state travelling?

RELAX ... you’ve heard that word since the first time you got angry or upset. Or maybe it’s a word in your head that beacons reality.

THE impact of a bankruptcy can be devastating, not only for the business owner but also others associated with the business – staff lose their jobs and often their entitlements, customers lose depo

Diggers and Dealers just turned 20 years of age, and Australia’s record run of economic growth without a recession just turned 21. 

No-one expects business to apply a national interest test when it comes to making money but, in the case of Chinese investment in Australia such a test must be applied until China changes its ways.

If Colin Barnett was hoping for a few sweeteners during Joe Hockey’s visit last week, he may have been left with a bitter taste in his mouth.

The state’s decision to ban mining around Margaret River sets a dangerous precedent.

Kalgoorlie’s annual resources extravaganza is set to be an interesting affair this time around.

Japan is overshadowed by China but is still WA’s second largest trading partner.

Time’s running out for federal Labor to change course.

I'll be spending the month of August in Paris with my family.

'I know that half of my advertising budget is wasted, but i'm not sure which half,' is a quote often referenced in business.

The effectiveness of Perth’s transport network has been blighted by ideology.