Opinion

Australia’s top infrastructure adviser has challenged governments around the country to be more rigorous in their evaluation of projects.

After five years in the financial sin bin there is a flicker of hope on the horizon for Western Australia’s magnetite iron ore processing industry, with Gindalbie Metals and Sino Iron in line for a revenue boost emanating from an unlikely source – China’s polluted environment.

Australian troops were fighting more than just the enemy on the battlefield during WWII, according to a new book by Hal Colebatch.

Business success is a team effort, so it’s vital you achieve a high degree of buy-in from your team, and get the best out of each individual.

A few core principles form the heart of a successful sales career.

There is some excitement about the potential sale of state-owned assets.

There’s still plenty of upside to the state’s resources sector as WA shifts focus to meet customers’ needs.

Well behind the Liberal Party when it comes to fund raising, state Labor needs to rethink its strategies.

Experience in the UK has delivered some good lessons on how to go about privatising government businesses.

If nothing else, Bill Beament has just cemented for himself a place in Australian business history by placing one of the biggest bets ever on the future price of gold – and possibly on the future value of the Australian dollar.

The Abbott government’s first few months in office may have been underwhelming, but Labor leader Bill Shorten also has work to do.

New management system models are seeking to address the need for better communications and decision making in modern workplaces.

Mobile technology is providing businesses with an inexpensive but significant marketing tool, but many fail to recognise it.

Rather than moaning about all the time you spend in the car on the way to sales appointments, use that time to finesse your presentation.

The impending closure of Riverside Drive is another step-change in the transformation of the CBD.

The market reaction to a small dip in the iron ore price last week suggests a degree of uncertainty among investors.

The sale of state assets will always be unpopular with some sections of the community.

The state government’s liquor licensing review has sparked a fascinating debate over corporate social responsibility, vested interests and Perth’s social and cultural development.

Could house prices rise by another 10 per cent this year? Surprisingly the answer is ‘perhaps’, and that’s not coming from a real estate agent trying to make a quick sale.

The voting public is quickly running out of patience with the Abbott government’s inaction, and seeming inability to offer a clear pathway ahead.

Solid gains in building approvals in 2013 are expected to flow through to the housing construction numbers in coming quarters.

Maintaining profitability in a market as competitive as mining services has ongoing challenges – but they can be overcome.

Performing at your peak at all times is challenging, but regularly reaffirming your goals is a good place to start.

Taxpayers are entitled to know exactly what went wrong when two prisoners escaped from Geraldton Airport under Serco's watch.

If the GST rules are not changed, WA risks perpetuating its status as a cash cow propping up inefficient east coast manufacturers and retailers.

Effective workplace training requires more than the transference of knowledge and good intentions.

More needs to be done to encourage savings self-sufficiency if policymakers want Australians to carry the financial burden of extended retirement years themselves.

It’s called a supply-side surprise and unless the sometimes erratic government of Indonesia changes its mind by Monday, WA’s beleaguered nickel-mining industry could receive a welcome boost.

Multilevel knowledge, working out which Big Data skills are actually needed and better understanding of social media are among the talent trends that will shape the recruitment landscape in Australia in 2014.

Australia's love of property speculation has dragged down housing affordability and inflated household debt levels but renters are the biggest losers of all.

In the shadow of its worst ever annual sales figures, Holden is persisting with an extraordinary advertising campaign to “explain” its decision to cease car making in Australia by 2017.

The “root and branch” review into Australian competition policy should be broad ranging.