Perth commentator Tim Treadgold is one of the state's highest-profile business journalists. He brings decades of experience to Business News, offering readers sharp and insightful analysis of current events and breaking news.
The rise of robo investment advice will prompt those with long memories to recall what happened last time computer algorithms were used to manage investments.
Dark kitchens and online aggregators are not terms most people associate with a restaurant, but the invasion of the internet into the catering industry is bringing radical change – and not everyone will be happy.
The political fallout from China's increasing assertiveness in the region, and the Communist government's role in business, will pose threats and challenges for WA.
The Chinese government's environmental crackdown could provide a boost for the beleagured Sino Iron project, notwithstanding a recent adverse court ruling.
China's great environmental clean-up is starting to produce knock-on effects in Western Australia, with none more interesting than the ‘quality clash' in the iron ore sector.
Even those with only a passing interest in the resources sector would recognise there's something unusual about an iron ore miner talking up a natural gas project and an oilman talking it down.
OPINION: With one eye on re-election and afraid of making tough calls, politicians have ignored a number of crises that will profoundly affect their constituents.
ANALYSIS: A forecast global surge into electric cars and buyers' growing preference for the state's hard rock lithium ore is putting a rocket into the sector.
ANALYSIS: If a full-blown mortgage crisis were to hit Australia, it will have been brought about by mismanagement at all stages of the home-loan process.
OPINION: As technology increasingly cuts out the middleman, the WA government's investment in facilities at Perth Airport may have short-lived benefits.
Few investors in Atlas Iron could have expected the one-time leader of Western Australia’s small iron ore producers to lose its mojo so quickly and so dramatically.Given the tumult surroun
OPINION: The failure of Australia's energy policy has led to the ludicrous situation where Victoria is considering importing gas from the nation's overseas competitors.
ANALYSIS: Positive news on employment and among some key commodities appears to mark a positive trend for the state's economy, and Business News' BN30 stock index backs that up.
OPINION: The resources world is watching to see how the technology on Shell's Prelude platform performs against Inpex's more traditional Ichthys operation.
OPINION: Those among us who are unfamiliar with the term ‘collateral damage' are about to learn its meaning first hand, because it is what we have become – innocent victims of bad governance across Australia.