Opinion

Changes to the centralised technology department model could bring significant benefits.

BHP WA iron ore asset president Brandon Craig pens his thoughts on inclusive and diverse workforces.

The US is facing a foe that is increasingly its equal.

Perth recently hosted the 2023 Australian Gender Economics Workshop, a prestigious international gathering of academics and policy makers to discuss issues affecting women’s economic outcomes and wellbeing.

Consumer sentiment is switching to a more conservative spending cycle.

WA’s arts sector has a solid foundation to build on in terms of a new federal policy.

Recent wrangling over the Perth parking levy is yet another case study in the political troubles of a diminished opposition.

Taken too far and without the engagement of all voices, wokeness might end up preventing much hoped-for inclusiveness.

This is a tourism challenge to enjoy before it gets too busy.

Diesel and petrol prices are moving to a more traditional price spread after a tumultuous 2022.

This state has been slow to adopt an initiative for the supply of new disability accommodation stock.

The use of economic sanctions and trade tools can be effective supports for battlefield action.

Western Australia has recorded the largest drop in retail sales in December compared to other states and territories, according to the latest monthly retail turnover data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

With new cars rolling off the docks, the second-hand market is looking decidedly second hand.

In a post-COVID world, the workplaces of choice will be those that are flexible and fair, equitable and empowering.

Losing a seat in a costly by-election is an unforced error the Liberals can ill afford.

While unlikely to replace human writing altogether, AI will no doubt bring changes to tertiary studies.

The traditional owners and custodians for Murujuga in WA’s Pilbara region recently celebrated the Murujuga Cultural Landscape being submitted for World Heritage listing.

Inventor-turned-retailer Neil Hancock has been in business for virtually the entirety of the portable computing era.

An ongoing tight labour market is unlikely to provide any cost relief to farmers into 2023.

As the boomers move to the next stage of their lives, the issue of who pays for residential care is back in the spotlight.

Recent federal government reports highlight the cost of industrial activity at our ports.

Peter Lehmann casts a big shadow over the Barossa, and the latest releases from the eponymous winery prove that quality ages well.

We’re only a couple of years away from starting the decade during which it’s expected AI will take 40 per cent of Australian jobs.

AUKUS must be more than a collection of convenient solutions.

Federal Labor came to office with a ‘Powering Australia’ plan, promising to boost renewable energy, reduce Australia’s emissions by 43 per cent by 2030, and cut family power bills by $275 a year by 2025.

Businesses burned by China’s trade bans are finding market appeal elsewhere.

Australia Day needs to celebrate the entirety of our story.

Australians should be under no illusion about nuclear energy’s shortcomings.

David Honey says freezing household charges, investing in a reliable power grid, and developing a new generation of industries should be priorities for the state government.

First-in-family university students face extra challenges.

Murdoch’s vice-chancellor talks to Business News about the university’s recently overhauled 2030 strategy.