Opinion

A new report highlights the challenges facing Western Australia as rapid growth resumes after a one-year lull.

GOVERNOR Stirling Tower's reputation as a haven for the national Liberal Party faithful appears secure following two key state government staffers' decisions to step away from high-profile roles.

The Liberal leadership is creating a deep divide in the party.

It looks as though we’re in for a prolonged period of modest growth.

Australia should aim to have its first reactor by 2020, and even small towns and mine sites could have their own modular units.

Surely Rupert Murdoch is Australia’s most influencial person ever.

Some of Wesfarmers’ business divisions may present public relations challenges in the near future.

The changing industrial relations climate is a slow burner issue that needs careful management.

WESTERN Australians are often accused of being behind the times when it comes to regulations governing retail shopping hours, but national lawmakers aren’t beyond of bit that themselves.

The right choice of words is important when talking up a mining project.

On company boards as in politics, it’s about getting the balance right.

As Western Australia’s economic recovery gathers steam, supply-side constraints are shaping up as a major issue.

THERE was a huge sigh of relief in political circles last week when Thai oil company PTTEP finally brought under control a leak in the Timor Sea.

There’s little to separate the nation’s major political parties.

Two different financial plays in the past week share a similar view of the future.

WHEN I spoke in April about the ‘road to recovery’, the issue was how to get onto that road.

The financial success of ‘green’ companies has not quite lived up to the hype.

Having taken swift action to limit the effects of the GFC, the government must now focus on future opportunities.

A shortage of workers presents ongoing challenges across government and the community.

A year after an ambitious public sector review process was established, the time for the state government to deliver results is approaching.

Who will save us from the ETS? The ETS will have a wider impact than many think.

TODAY I'd like to talk about four longer-term trends that had been strongly influencing economic outcomes in Australia before the onset of the global financial crisis, and which are likely to become even more influential in the next growth period.

IT is with some trepidation that I leap in to defend politicians & allowances in the wake of a $240 mistake by Treasurer Troy Buswell in claiming for accommodation in Perth.

The guidelines governing Chinese investment in Australian resources seem to be getting more opaque.

IS it a case of the squeakiest wheel getting the lubrication? For those outside it, the political process is an extraordinary thing, with rapid changes in policy possible within just a few hours.

WESTERN Australians may well ask if they are destined to again become colonials, that is, be administratively controlled by distant ruling elites over whom we'll have little or no oversight.

The state’s iron sector has attracted another major player in the local business scene – Kerry Stokes.

It’s time for some critical analysis in the climate debate.

Looking at commodity prices in US dollar terms is giving a misleading impression of how well the world economy is recovering from the GFC.

Business students needs to widen their vision beyond technical skills.

Why should some people’s pay packets be public property while others are allowed to keep theirs private?

The prospect of labour shortages will force a major rethink on training and migration.