Opinion

Much of the oxygen in the run-up to the Jobs and Skills Summit was taken by a debate on how much Australia’s migration cap should be lifted to fill job vacancies in the short term.

Cost-conscious retailers are among the ‘winners’ from inflationary pressures facing economies worldwide.

Neither side of politics is in a position to criticise over the mismanagement of public money involving a social housing project.

Rate My Professors will do little to improve teaching and learning.

There are many moving parts that need tweaking to make the NDIS function at its best.

The risk of FMD emerging in Australia remains low but the consequences would be severe if it got in.

Our grain production is so steady we only seem to appreciate it when times are tough elsewhere.

The team at Mount Barker’s Forest Hill have tweaked their reds to an even higher level of refinement.

A research centre at Monash University is applying cutting-edge science and contemplative traditions.

A pathways program that provides on-the-job experience is helping deliver careers in WA’s defence sector.

THE new 2022 Women’s Report Card–an indicator of Western Australian women’s progress–shows improvements in labour market outcomes for women across the board.

Investment opportunities in the rural economy are growing, and an iconic name is playing its part.

For most of us, passion comes a distant second to practicality when it comes to the weekly grind.

Perth could do with a permanent location to show locals and visitors the best of what WA can produce.

There’s a Seinfeld-type plot to the lord mayor and premier crossing swords when the city is at a crossroads.

The state government has turned its back on the retirement village sector and with it has neutered WA’s response to the rapid ageing of its population.

Acting Chinese Consul General in Perth Fengzhong Wang weighs in on China-Taiwan relations.

In Europe and parts of the US, opposition to gas as a halfway energy source on the road to renewables is shifting.

There are lessons for WA in the story of Olympic city St Louis, which struggled to survive an economic transition.

Higher prices for bulk and container shipping exports place added burden on Australian producers.

University leaders need to prepare graduates to be able to play a valuable role in the gig economy.

CHANGES to the federal government’s childcare subsidy that took effect in March of this year have lifted the rate of childcare subsidy for parents with multiple children in care.

The premier clearly has more confidence in his AG than the judge in the recent defamation case.

THE Jobs and Skills Summit to be held in Canberra on September 1 and 2 fulfils one of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s key election commitments to address Australia’s growing skills crisis.

A new world order has serious implications for WA, both good and bad.

Amid news of an increased threat of foot and mouth disease to Australia’s north, concerns are also growing about another biosecurity threat.

The state government must ensure certainty for the retirement villages sector.

There is a compelling case for the higher education sector to embrace a broader conception of international education.

A new Keystart product has opened the state scheme to a cohort of wealthier Western Australians.

WA has been a leader in energy policy, but there are risks.

Mannkal Economic Education Foundation scholar Sebastian Tofts-Len pens his case for deregulating Western Australia's trading hours.

Investment in long-term gas projects will only be forthcoming if the appropriate abatement solutions are found.