Opinion

Few will mourn Malcolm Fraser’s resignation from the Liberal Party.

Xstrata may have got the jump on its mining rivals.

Historically, a super profits tax would have stopped WA’s progress before it started.

The Greek experience should be a lesson to Australia’s political leaders.

A Canadian province shows WA how to win influence in the national capital.

MOST economically minded parents introduce their children to budgeting at a young age.

The federal government is looking to drive a hard bargain on the resource super profits tax.

The battle over the resource super profits tax provides a test of where power and influence resides in Australia.

MOST economically minded parents introduce their children to budgeting at a young age.

IN his first outing as treasurer, Premier Colin Barnett sold last week’s state budget as one that reins in costs and shares the pain across the community, as increased charges and rising royalties have helped to keep the state’s finances in the black.

The proposed super profits tax relies on continuing growth in China.

Finding a balance between cost cutting and generating fresh investment will serve Australia well.

The architect of the resource super profits tax insists the critics don’t understand what’s being proposed.

A properly administered federal system offers many advantages over centralistion.

The debate over the resource super profits tax has degenerated into an unedifying spectacle.

Expect to hear a lot more from miners about their social contribution in coming months.

The planned resources super profits tax is highly complex but the underlying issues are simple.

FEDERAL Treasurer Wayne Swan made a lightning visit to Perth this week, in an attempt to placate resources sector fears the government’s proposed super profits tax would cost up to half a million jobs and cripple the industry.

This year’s federal poll could well determine the future of the Liberal Party.

Shale gas extraction is a game changer, both in terms of the energy sector and for its geopolitical implications.

The Resource Rent Tax may cost the federal government votes in WA, but that is a risk it seems prepared to take.

It took more than luck to get the ‘resource rich’ states where they are.

Property investors need to realise that widely quoted industry analysts employ very different techniques for measuring property values.

It seems some profits are more ‘super’ than others.

The Rudd government has drifted to such an extent it is unclear what, if anything, it really stands for.

THE business of lobbying government is a tough one and none more so when representing a sector unloved by the politicians in power.

The proposed resources tax has an echo of past policy failures.

The debate over tax reform has failed to pay regard to the increase in overall tax collections.

IT has been a huge week or so for those in the retirement savings business, with the federal government seeking to change the rules for investment advisers and then proposing to push the compulsory superannuation contribution to 12 per cent by the end of

A new political party will put WA interests ahead of Canberra’s agenda.

Goldman Sachs’ troubles in the US throw up some interesting questions about advisers.

Workforce planning will fall short if employers are not engaged in developing their own workforce.