Opinion

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

Employer groups are mounting an increasingly compelling case for industrial relations reform.

The rapid growth of industry in the Pilbara presents challenges for the provision of energy infrastructure.

Misguided policy has been at the core of Labor’s poll problems.

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EVERY organisation faces two major challenges – to deliver products and services to current customers quickly at a minimum of costs, and to invent new products and services before their competitors

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.

Whatever the true figures, both sides of politics needs to work a bit harder to increase their membership.

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.

The profit-reporting season has shone a light on Australia’s two-speed economy.

The business community is waiting for the WA government to pass legislation overhauling the arbitration regime.

A bit more analysis and a bit less panic would help us all when it comes to ‘climate change’.

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

The Barnett government is about 900 days late with the release of its ‘lobbyists’ register’, but it’s sure to ruffle a few feathers.

Australian businesses don’t need government to protect them.

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

The politics of envy, which reared its ugly head when the resource super profits tax was proposed, has emerged again this week.

There are seven main mistakes employers make when it comes to managing sales.

A lot has changed in South Australia during the past century.

GENERATION Y (born between 1978 and 1994) has a unique set of characteristics that challenge many managers. 

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.

When Australian Climate Commission chief Tim Flannery is asked why Australia should bother doing anything about climate change when the country is responsible for only 1.5 per cent of global carbon

Reaction to the latest rise in MPs’ salaries shows that finding a united community position on the issue is as remote as ever.

Rosco McGlashan epitomises innovating with what you have.

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

Global financial markets have settled after last week’s dramas but we still need to be cautious about our prospects.

Perth should foster a centre of excellence that brings together like-minded individuals, businesses and, sometimes, public institutions to serve the resources sector.

Human life would struggle if the Earth were to undergo a prolonged cooling.

The vested interests in the debate over shopping hours are holding firm to their positions, making compromise difficult.

Government intervention in markets leads all kinds of unwelcome outcomes.

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