Tim Treadgold

Winners can quickly become losers in the event of a depreciating currency.

Living rich is surprisingly difficult, as Perth commuters are discovering, but if WA’s economic success is stretching services today, just wait until the real boom starts and the State looks even m

The owners of capital are looking for maximum returns, and if sending work offshore is one way to achieve that, then more local jobs will go.

Australia has a China problem far deeper than the legal dispute which broke out this week between mining entrepreneur, Clive Palmer, and Sino Iron.

Western Australia’s big Argyle diamond mine appears destined to shine as a key part of a new company being packaged by mining giant Rio Tinto for listing on the London stock exchange.

It is hard to see investment conditions getting worse than they have been for the past few years, with analysts in Asia optimistic about China’s potential.

It’s been a long time between drinks for the Australian wine industry, but if indications in Europe and China are translated into action then local vineyards could start an overdue recovery after y

Investments based on greed and double dipping into the social welfare pool came a cropper due to circumstances beyond their control.

While most media attention seems focused on iron ore and the major operators, there’s a number of smaller players offering plenty of potential across a range of minerals. Here’s the WA Business News 10 mining stocks to watch.

Western Australia’s high cost economy has produced a nasty surprise for the local building industry.

The cost of electricity from renewable sources is becoming clearer.

Too big to fail. Too big to succeed.

Australian consumers are resisting the temptation to get out and spend.

A small ceremony in South Korea last week will eventually lead to a big debate in Australia about who benefits most from resource development in this country; Australians or foreigners.

A mining industry stalwart is back in the game with a metal he knows well.

Seemingly ambitious broker ‘targets’ indicate a degree of desperation that should raise a red flag for investors.

Andrew Forrest was straight back to work following his recent High Court win ... after throwing a few jabs at ASIC. Tim Treadgold reports.

It’s hard to be an optimist on the day BHP Billiton starts culling its WA iron ore workforce, and the International Monetary Fund publishes a downbeat outlook of the global economy, but as with all

Processing iron ore in Australia was risky in the 1970s ... and it seems not much has changed.

If no-one at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission quits over the failed prosecution of Fortescue Metals Group and Andrew Forrest then someone ought to be sacked.

Average investors are kept in the dark in terms of the real costs associated with mining operations.

If you thought the global financial crisis was a fading memory then you had better think again because last night the “gold canary” was singing loudly in Europe as the price of gold hit an all-time

The commercial lending departments of the big banks will be on high alert as some major clients hit market headwinds.

Not much is going right for Australia these days, which is why the high value of the dollar is such a mystery, or was until a Queenslander working for one of the world’s biggest fund managers provi

The poor outlook for the iron ore price may cause some big players to question the wisdom of past decisions.

Spring is a good time to marry. Even mining magnates seem to agree.

It’s a shame no-one seems to be listening to the advice of John Maynard Keynes about adjusting to changing circumstances.

The problem with sugar as an energy source is that its effects are short-lived and often followed by feeling lethargic, and while it is an odd comparison it is interesting to think about how sugar

Successful shale gas tests will have profound implications for Australia’s energy sector.

The stock market is throwing up some interesting valuations of late, with excessive discounts on some top companies.

Critics of the proposed $40 billion Browse Basin gas project in the Kimberley would be unwise to see Chevron’s exit as a sign that the project is in trouble.

Which is it ... an opportune time to invest or a widespread outbreak of broker anxiety?