Opinion

Andrew Forrest has a habit of causing controversy, but his latest assault on the establishment could go much further than a headline grabbing declaration about Fortescue Metals skipping any mining

An ERA report into the state’s underground power program has opened a can of worms the premier would rather not deal with right now.

Meeting has important economic and political outcomes for Australia.

Unpopular they may be, but truth is the world needs bankers.

Perth has hosted many international visitors over the past couple of weeks, and not all of them were here for CHOGM.

WA is physically and economically well-positioned to take advantage of regional growth.

Promises can come back to haunt politicians, especially when they’re broken.

I READ Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive by Harvey Mackay in 1992. It was a life-changing, and career-changing, book for me, and millions of other readers (hopefully you).

MOST leaders appreciate the need for their organisation to have an effective strategic plan. 

What’s behind protests such as Occupy Wall Street and is there a need to resolve these issues?

RECENT data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Australia’s new babies show that, during 2010, at 297,900, more babies were born than in any year previously. 

Australians like to think that their country is in better shape than deeply indebted Europe, but if you analyse the Qantas dispute you discover an identical set of circumstances with time the only

Some in the WA Labor Party think their cause will be boosted by a Tony Abbott-led government in Canberra.

Iron ore miners may have to deal with falling prices in the coming months and years.

While painful for all involved, Europe’s debt crisis presents an opportunity for positive change.

A year in the planning, this week’s meetings of Commonwealth business and government leaders need to deliver tangible results.

All players need to be aware of their rights and responsibilities if the franchising sector is to prosper.

A referendum question planned for the next federal poll could prove disastrous for Australia.

YOUR reputation precedes you. Your reputation creates or destroys sales. What’s yours?

LEADING companies win the talent war by taking a strategic approach to the design of their performance-and-rewards programs.

The royalties for regions scheme, which has proved a political winner, is poised to be streamlined under new, significant proposals.

High rise is important in Perth but older buildings should be retained in a feasible and sustainable way.

Two reports, if read together, offer positive signs for home0wners and investors.

The people participating in Occupy Wall Street and copycat protests around the world are a muddled bunch but they should not be dismissed out of hand.

Sir Charles Court fought many battles with Canberra as he set WA on its development path.

Herman Cain has fared well in straw polls and is seen as a standout to take on Barack Obama.

I never met him, but I knew him. I never talked to him, but he spoke to me often. I never saw him present his creations live, but my vision of him is burned into my brain.

It’s a cliche – business is a people game. And like many cliches, it’s true, but what does this mean in practice for your business?

The Perth lord mayoral race has highlighted the issue of financial accountability and state policy on the third tier of government.

Idyll or ideal? Is Rottnest our past or the present?

A Canadian miner is preparing to ship nickel from the revived Ravensthorpe mine.

The outcome of last week’s jobs forum in Canberra was sensible, incremental reform, but don’t expect the policy change to have a big impact on local industry.