Opinion

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?

Kerry Stokes probably doesn't need an extra $500 million, but if anybody else wants to triple their money it might be time to join him on the share register of Iron Ore Holdings (IOH).

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.

Pay and conditions leads work-life balance as the top workplace incentive, according to a new survey.

The sale of coal assets to foreign interests is a blow for WA's future energy needs.

HERE'S a question I often get: ‘Where should I network to get the most leads?'Wrong question.

JOHN Rauschkolb, founder and CEO of Panama-based La Hipotecaria, faced an ongoing dilemma.

Colin Barnett is running out of time to make some tough decisions on the state's power system.

Ensuring the benefits of WA's minerals wealth are best utilised is a community-wide issue.

Foreign ownership of Collie coal will have positive long-term outcomes.

Recent debate over the state's coal mines and energy utilities seems to have confused the issues of ownership and industry regulation.

Many Australian businesses have refocused their growth energies on Asia; but harnessing the tiger economies of Asia is no easy ride.

Labor's McKell Institute is a worthy idea, but not the only way to effect change.