Opinion

Recent financial scandals make it clear the union movement must be more accountable.

Cheap energy in the US is hurting European manufacturers, as some local retailers struggle to counter online sales.

Local businesses wanting to tap into the resources sector have not missed their chance, but the future will not be as easy as it once was for contractors and suppliers to the big projects.

It’s often said that politics is theatre, but it seems two recent party leaders have missed their true calling.

HUNKERING down in year-end strategic planning sessions, you and your team are probably thinking hard about what’s next for the economy and how that will affect your business.

WITH year’s end approaching there is precious little time to develop a business plan so that you hit the ground running in January, instead of continuing the same strategies that may not have been

Wishful thinking, or is there really a change for good blowing through the global economy?

Labor’s John Kobelke has called on both sides of politics to help ensure the billions invested in capital works projects are spent wisely.

Perth is clearly much more than a mining town and we need to determine exactly what it looks like now.

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

The story of three fascinating enterprises operating in the Great Southern should provide inspiration and encouragement for business owners across the state.

Labor would have avoided a lot of political turmoil if it had, not once, but twice rejected Kim Beazley.

I GET a lot of emails from people seeking insight or asking me to solve sales dilemmas.

A LACK of time is the enemy for most entrepreneurs and business owners as they grow their business.

FATHER’S Day may have come and gone, but it is still timely to do a little reflection on your role as a father.

Rather than hindering development, the government is working to encourage new agricultural opportunities in the north of the state.

Despite good prices for wheat and barley, poor rainfall and late frosts in some growing areas signals more tough times on WA farms.

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

Eric Ripper has plenty of credibility on economic matters, so the issues raised in his final address to parliament are worth paying attention to.

At last the premier has something to hang his hat on - a $700 million investment in the Ord.

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.

Most annual shareholder meetings are fairly pointless, but two held last week showed they can still deliver value.

Perth writer Hal Colebatch has released a biography of one of Australian politics’ great change agents.

THE most misused word in sales will surprise you; it’s ‘value’.

THE sentiment ‘if China sneezes, Australia catches a cold’ is often expressed by markets pundits and in the boardrooms of companies Australia wide; and Perth in particular.

Listed companies and their advisers will need to be nimble to adapt to the changing dynamics of project funding.

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

There’s plenty of political manoeuvring ahead in the regions as the parties mark out their territory.

The federal government is well behind the private sector in a number of key areas.

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.

People who fret about declining industries should read this story about a musical journey from the Governor Broome Hotel in Northbridge to the Blues at Bridgetown festival.

Political and humanitarian principles should not be forgotten when doing business with China.