The price of wheat is at an all-time high, the share price of AWB Ltd (once known as the Australian Wheat Board) is at an all-time low. Why is this so?
The annual survey of major resource and infrastructure projects featured in this week's WA Business News provides plenty of support for those who have a ‘stronger for longer' view on the state's economic outlook.
Since about April, when Liberal strategists began realising they were unlikely to shake-off Kevin Rudd as easily as initially anticipated, they've resorted to using a new phrase.
There have been many headlines in recent weeks about foreign investment in Australia, especially with so many key foreign leaders in Sydney for last week's Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting.
This week's visit to Perth by Chinese president Hu Jintao highlighted the important role Western Australia plays in supporting the world's powerhouse economy.
One of State Scene's sharpest political contacts insists that spades always be called spades, never digging utensils. He won't blindly fall into line by referring to things the way political spin doctors – of whom we have plenty – want them described and
I've had quite a bit of correspondence in recent weeks with City of Perth councillors regarding the various developments in the central business district.
Since about April, all of State Scene's best informants have said that the coming federal election would be held in November; in other words, later rather than sooner.
When CSIRO chief executive, Dr Geoff Garrett, visited Perth recently on the research group's national industry roadshow, he delivered a very entertaining presentation on exponential change.
When Newspoll - Australia's most reliable measure of two-party voter mood - shows Labor running at 56 percent and Liberals at just 44, the only question left to ask is how big will the seat margin be after the dust from the coming landslide has settled.
The aftermath of a stock market correction is always a marvelous time for pondering some of the deeper investment questions, such as whether a business is better off following the
The past week has seen a flood of commentary and analysis focusing on the instability in global financial markets and trends in interest rates, with comparatively little attention paid to developments in the real economy.
While technically a South Australian company ever since taking the national rural giant Elders, Adelaide-based Futuris Corporation Ltd is a company I've always watched – albeit at
Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi are a long way from Perth, but they are the names of African countries that should be burning deeply into the conscience of Western Australia'
One theme emerged strongly when 10 prominent Western Australian business executives attended a WA Business News boardroom forum last week to discuss the future development of Perth – frustration at the slow pace of change.
We've covered Western Australia's venture capital scene several times over the years, often featuring the argument that there is so little of it here that it makes it difficult for those seeking capital.
