Opinion

The labour movement doesn’t like growth, people get too comfortable.

Good communication is a handy skill for political and business leaders, but it’s nothing if the substance is lacking.

IN a quiet announcement last Tuesday, Public Sector Commi-ssioner Mal Wauchope revealed that Tim Marney had been reappointed as under-treasurer for another five years.

Few will mourn Malcolm Fraser’s resignation from the Liberal Party.

Xstrata may have got the jump on its mining rivals.

Historically, a super profits tax would have stopped WA’s progress before it started.

The Greek experience should be a lesson to Australia’s political leaders.

A Canadian province shows WA how to win influence in the national capital.

MOST economically minded parents introduce their children to budgeting at a young age.

The federal government is looking to drive a hard bargain on the resource super profits tax.

The battle over the resource super profits tax provides a test of where power and influence resides in Australia.

MOST economically minded parents introduce their children to budgeting at a young age.

Finding a balance between cost cutting and generating fresh investment will serve Australia well.

The architect of the resource super profits tax insists the critics don’t understand what’s being proposed.

A properly administered federal system offers many advantages over centralistion.

The debate over the resource super profits tax has degenerated into an unedifying spectacle.

IN his first outing as treasurer, Premier Colin Barnett sold last week’s state budget as one that reins in costs and shares the pain across the community, as increased charges and rising royalties have helped to keep the state’s finances in the black.

The proposed super profits tax relies on continuing growth in China.

The planned resources super profits tax is highly complex but the underlying issues are simple.

FEDERAL Treasurer Wayne Swan made a lightning visit to Perth this week, in an attempt to placate resources sector fears the government’s proposed super profits tax would cost up to half a million jobs and cripple the industry.

This year’s federal poll could well determine the future of the Liberal Party.

Shale gas extraction is a game changer, both in terms of the energy sector and for its geopolitical implications.

The Resource Rent Tax may cost the federal government votes in WA, but that is a risk it seems prepared to take.

Expect to hear a lot more from miners about their social contribution in coming months.

It seems some profits are more ‘super’ than others.

The Rudd government has drifted to such an extent it is unclear what, if anything, it really stands for.

THE business of lobbying government is a tough one and none more so when representing a sector unloved by the politicians in power.

The proposed resources tax has an echo of past policy failures.

It took more than luck to get the ‘resource rich’ states where they are.

Property investors need to realise that widely quoted industry analysts employ very different techniques for measuring property values.

A new political party will put WA interests ahead of Canberra’s agenda.

Goldman Sachs’ troubles in the US throw up some interesting questions about advisers.