Opinion

Australian businesses don’t need government to protect them.

Results from a couple of shale gas drill tests could have a significant effect on gas prices, and our energy future.

The politics of envy, which reared its ugly head when the resource super profits tax was proposed, has emerged again this week.

There are seven main mistakes employers make when it comes to managing sales.

A lot has changed in South Australia during the past century.

GENERATION Y (born between 1978 and 1994) has a unique set of characteristics that challenge many managers. 

Gold’s first peek at the magic price of $US2000 an ounce ended in disarray last night, a reminder to all investors that bubbles deflate faster than they inflate.

When Australian Climate Commission chief Tim Flannery is asked why Australia should bother doing anything about climate change when the country is responsible for only 1.5 per cent of global carbon

Reaction to the latest rise in MPs’ salaries shows that finding a united community position on the issue is as remote as ever.

Rosco McGlashan epitomises innovating with what you have.

Several factors indicate GFC II is different to the first time around.

Global financial markets have settled after last week’s dramas but we still need to be cautious about our prospects.

Perth should foster a centre of excellence that brings together like-minded individuals, businesses and, sometimes, public institutions to serve the resources sector.

Human life would struggle if the Earth were to undergo a prolonged cooling.

The vested interests in the debate over shopping hours are holding firm to their positions, making compromise difficult.

Government intervention in markets leads all kinds of unwelcome outcomes.

Western leaders face some tough political decisions in the near future.

Plunging financial markets are sure to dent WA’s economic prospects, but the positive factors driving strong growth have not suddenly evaporated.

While financial markets have been focused on European and US debt problems, the real issue is clearly global economic growth, which now appears to be faltering badly.

Chinese capitalist ‘culture’ is not something we need to adopt in Australia.

The Baltic Dry Index has barely moved over the past month, a fact which has escaped hysterical share traders and expert commentators, but one which is very good news for Australia, especially WA.

Colin Barnett has moved to sideline water as a political issue as the state heads towards an election in 2013.

Will motorists be the next sector up in arms about rising costs?

The success of the resources states is making things tough in the rest of the country.

Figures giving the ‘value’ of investment in major projects are misleading, given the amount of ‘offshoring’ under way.

Appropriate risk allocation on major construction projects goes a long way to helping avoid cost overruns, delays and disputes.

Energy policy isn’t playing out well for federal Labor, and there could be implications for the party’s leadership.

The Nationals leader Brendon Grylls has devised a bold decentralisation policy involving nine towns and $86m this year.

Australia’s superannuation sector needs to start practising what it preaches.

Understanding how the internet affects traditional businesses seems to be a young person’s game.

There has been encouraging policy progress on dealing with labour shortages but there’s still work to be done.

Iron ore and coal mining companies shouldn’t treat the MRRT lightly – the ATO will be looking to collect every dollar it’s entitled to.