Opinion

The prospect of labour shortages will force a major rethink on training and migration.

WHY is one hour so important in Western Australia? Earlier this year, the battle was over daylight saving, that magical hour of time difference that splits the electorate almost evenly down the centre.

It’s time for some critical analysis in the climate debate.

It’s time for some clarity on superannuation provider Gesb.

Australian corporate governance is the envy of many nations.

Population expansion, water shortages, and degradation of land fertility will elevate agriculture to a position of global strategic importance over the next two decades.

Flouting basic economic principles can have disastrous consequences.

Compulsory voting raises the hackles of many people but could there be merit in extending the concept to local councils and companies?

AS a pack of reporters thrust their dictaphones in front of Troy Buswell late last week, the treasurer remarked that it reminded him of something other than a press conference.

Monopolies are everywhere, and we tolerate them despite their often-poor delivery.

The voices of dissent over what’s accepted as climate science are getting louder.

ITALIAN renaissance scientist Galileo Galilei is purported to have said "to count what is countable, measure what is measurable, and what is not measurable, make measurable".

We need to regard our city as a human ecological system whose health is measured in terms of behaviour and social outcomes.

There are benefits and challenges ahead, as Australia’s population heads towards an expected 35 million by 2049.

Planning reforms announced last week set a constructive example the state government should follow with vigour.

The major political parties in Australia are coming ever closer in their approach to governance.

How aware are most shareholders of the FIRB rules that may affect their investments?

Legal disputes involving three Perth entrepreneurs highlight the risks that can unexpectedly change lives and careers.

The proposed ETS could be the defining policy decision – for Labor and the Liberals.

Synergy should be privatised, Verve’s market share should be less than 30 per cent and government should play a minimal role. That is what the energy market should look like in 10 years.

Confidence on its own will not sustain economic growth; we need to deal with reality.

The state government has won plaudits for many of its reform plans but the hard decisions lie ahead.

Woolworths has serious plans for its hardware business.

An ageing population presents political, social and scientific challenges.

Ordinary Australians will bear the brunt of the government’s proposed ETS.

Greater collaboration is the key to turning WA’s bright ideas into commercial success.

Progressive or backward? It depends which side of the fence you sit on.

Australians have suddenly woken up to the big growth opportunities in WA, but are we prepared?

When it comes to appreciating the public mood, Labor is streets ahead of the Liberals.

There is a relatively limited pool of directors in Australia and an under representation of women on company boards, a new report has found.

A healthy dose of scepticism is a mandatory job requirement for a journalist.

The science just doesn’t add up on climate change.