Opinion

Economic theorists can’t be blamed for the global financial crisis and, for the situation to improve, we may have to start thinking about things in a radically different way.

A recent discussion paper throws up some good questions about what we expect from government.

In any democracy, ideas have, in the first instance, to deliver what the people want

The defection of Vince Catania is a sign of the Nationals’ growing stature in WA politics.

Better usage of our water resources could help spark the development of new industries.

Opportunities abound in the Kimberley, if the right decisions are taken.

Stern Hu’s detention is a timely reminder for Australian businesses, and governments.

Waste management is an issue that warrants more serious attention in the community and in business.

Power needs to be exercised in a principled manner.

Booze business shows the hypocrisy of regulations used to curtail competition.

The private sector should be given more opportunities in infrastructure provision.

A major analysis of Australia’s wartime army units will be released soon.

IN 2006, I was present when the then opposition spokesman for agriculture, Gary Snook, launched his policy on the trialling of genetically modified canola at the Dowerin Field Days.

A clearer picture of what the Rudd government hopes to achieve is starting to emerge.

There’s something missing in the ‘debate’ over retail trading hours.

A small group of financial advisers has given the industry a bad name.

Our banks’ performance shows that the market gets it right most of the time.

Australian Labor has delivered the type of economic reforms expected from the conservative side of politics.

Red tape hurts business and, ultimately, consumers.

If Western Australians don’t like extended retail trading hours, why is my local IGA supermarket busy from 7am until 10pm, seven days a week?

Executive remuneration is slipping beyond the control of boards and even shareholders as new regulatory models emerge.

The idea of a big urban development in the north-west appears to be gaining traction.

Rumours of Kevin Rudd’s plans for life after The Lodge won’t go away.

Federal government plans for a charter of human rights are misguided.

Most countries have taken the wrong approach to the economic crisis.

Who’d be a taxi driver, particularly considering the current state of the industry?

Jim McGinty may be the last Labor politician to hold Fremantle for quite some time.

A rethink on how payroll tax is applied could have widespread benefits

Questions are being raised over the government’s plans for infrastructure.

Access to state government ministers seems reserved for a special few.

Savvy South Australia’s daylight saving solution may provide the way forward for us here in the west.

Workers are under-represented on the political left.