Opinion

OPINION: Nailing the details will bring hotel guests back – not a social media ad.

OPINION: Yallingup-based winery sees opportunity as bigger rivals pull back.

OPINION: Flawed new targets for care homes benefit unions and politicians, rather than protecting older Australians.

OPINION: SportsWest wants to use its Perth conference to boost the economy and foster closer ties with Southeast Asia.

ANALYSIS: WA is one of the wealthiest parts of one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Yet the number of Western Australians living in poverty is on the rise.

A report by Morgan Stanley predicts the housing slump has a long way to run, but says there are key signs of recovery investors should look out for.

OPINION: The best of local cuisine should be etched permanently into the history books.

OPINION: Inspirational multi-storey developments shows city's urban design is finally coming of age.

OPINION: Data suggests conflict in the Middle East, rather than Russia's war with Ukraine is the primary cause of high prices.

OPINION: When the Australia–EU Free Trade Agreement was announced back in March 2026, the European–Australian business sector thought the risk would be in EU ratification. Little did we know.

OPINION: Fledgling WA firms still struggle to attract major investment.

OPINION: Credit to all those involved in the Land Forces expo, supporters and opponents alike.

OPINION: The university merger could leave overseas students thinking twice.

OPINION: Australian farmland remains a highly valued asset, but the market is becoming increasingly thinly traded.

OPINION: A leading investment bank has broken with the consensus on iron ore prices.

REVIEW: A strong origin story, clarity of purpose and tight menu make for a delicious experience at Leederville eatery.

REVIEW: There's something mighty interesting happening at Brookland Valley in Wilyabrup.

OPINION: A major initiative to improve the university system in Western Australia is long overdue.

OPINION: Managers and academics have an uneasy relationship.

OPINION: The use of AI for military purposes offers opportunity while requiring great responsibility.

OPINION: The way we communicate has changed, and nowhere is this more evident than in workplaces across the country.

OPINION: The template for activation around Perth's rail and Metronet stations can be found in Melbourne.

OPINION: It's nice to be competent, reliable and helpful, but such qualities are not necessarily memorable.

The debate over university mergers in Western Australia is misinformed, writes Simon Withers.

OPINION: The state's highway business needs to read the room instead of stifling the will of communities in regional WA.

ANALYSIS: Australian businesses have spent years trying to get more women into management. The latest evidence suggests that effort is working.

OPINION: Recent accelerator program shows the value of a flexible approach in delivering a market need.

OPINION: The value of a university degree is up to the student, and they need options to understand that better.

OPINION: There could be an unexpected winner from the state government's plan to merge Curtin, Murdoch and UWA – and it might not be any of the three universities involved.

OPINION: A scrapped float may be a warning sign for local tech players amid the scramble to monetise AI.

The lead-up to a triple child homicide put the government under enormous pressure.

OPINION: The nation's taxation laws need a rewrite, not a retrofit.