Opinion

You don't have to be in retail to know that times are tough for shopkeepers, their staff and their landlords, but what you might not know is that conditions are probably going to get worse before they get better.

Premier Colin Barnett and Treasurer Troy Buswell have embarked on a hazardous journey; they have

Exotic and minor metals are never a natural fit for small mining companies, a fact discovered by shareholders in struggling lithium producer Galaxy Resources, and a threat that hovers over the head

The prevailing attitude against high-rise development could hold Perth back from becoming a truly liveable city.

Well-developed public presentation skills enable you to connect with customers and lead your team.

Businesses with a clear strategy to optimise their presence on Google are those most likely to succeed.

The state government was caught by surprise last week when ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut Western Australia's long-term rating from AAA to AA+.

Late storms are one way of looking at WA's “winter of discontent”.

I have been fortunate of late to visit two very special manufacturers – a couple of not-for-profit organisations that make things no-one else can.

Bad economic news and some personnel mismanagement are putting pressure on Colin Barnett's leadership.

Another store at my local shops pulled down the shutters this week.

Consumerand business sentiment on one hand, and confidence on the other, have jumped either side of the election such that optimists now comfortably outnumber pessimists.

Western Australia's biggest home-grown company, Wesfarmers, is poised to deliver stellar returns to shareholders, or slump alarmingly.

I have received a number of queries regarding to the content of my latest book, the 21.5 Unbreakable Laws of Selling, and thought I'd clarify some of the issues raised.

With our state government battling to deal with its growing financial problems and a new federal government working with a blank canvas, it's instructive to look again at the model provided by Infr

There is nothing more boring than a conversation about the weather but, in the case of a United Nations climate change report scheduled for release next week, there are significant business factors

Federal Labor's leadership ballot, which will involve rank-and-file members for the first time, has the capacity to make or break the party – including in Western Australia.

Three Cabinet ministers is a reasonable start for WA, but this state ought to be aiming for more.

Sometimes people want to be inspired to reach a positive goal, so why are there so many fear-based messages out there?

Gina Rinehart's flagship $10 billion Roy Hill project should become an iron ore mine, but it might not turn out to be the goldmine she's hoping for.

COLIN Barnett made considerable political mileage in his first term as premier by paving the way for state schools to become more flexible and responsive to their students' needs through attaining

The certainty and stability that business craves from Canberra may not be delivered.

Great leaders don't just lead by example – they set the standard all others at the business follow.

Business confidence in the Western Australian economy has fallen further this quarter, to levels not seen since the GFC, according to the latest Westpac-CCI Survey of Business Expectations.

The public may claim to dislike ‘personality politics', but evidence of our obsession with image is all around us.

Progress may be slow at first, but federal tax reform will be high on the Abbott government's agenda.

Unless some of the smartest people in the financial world are misreading their tea leaves, Australia's new prime minister, Tony Abbott, has done more than win an election – he's won the keys to a new era of solid economic growth.

Government-backed schemes to develop renewable power supplies are coming unstuck as the price of traditional energy sources falls.

When Forge Group announced this week it had won a $1.47 billion Roy Hill construction contract it was with new joint venture partner Duro Felguera, from Spain, rather than its former alliance partn

The words your manager uses, and the actions that follow, provide an insight into the type of leadership they're offering.

The $10 billion tragedy of Western Australia's failed magnetite iron ore processing experiment risks becoming something worse next year, as the price is pushed down by a flood of iron ore supply an

When the Economist Intelligence Unit listed Perth among the world's top 10 most liveable cities last week, it barely rated a mention.