Opinion

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.

I’M angry about the (mis)information offered by ‘experts’ about referrals.

SMALL business owners overwhelmingly cite cash flow as their number one concern; many are regularly caught unaware by cash flow shortages, a situation that severely restricts their ability to grow

WA's experience with energy reform suggests the current system has failed to deliver the stated goal of a competitive market.

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

The Liberal Party has been caught flat-footed by federal Labor’s move to deregulate the wheat industry.

WA wheat growers don’t want a regulated market, so why should potato growers be any different?

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