Opinion

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.

Familial relationships are set to be challenged as our population ages, care costs rise and who pays is questioned.

Frankland Estate’s Isolation Ridge Vineyard is key to its latest releases.

Investment policies must align with a not-for-profit’s mission, rather than reflect the loudest voice in the room, writes Pitcher Partners’ Simon Montgomery.

Indigenous Australians and their businesses play an important role in the defence industry.

Uneven population growth across the state’s geography gives some cause for concern that workers are still not being drawn to regional areas to support local businesses and economies.

Russia’s debt default and the economic struggles of Sri Lanka and Argentina have echoes of the 2008 financial crisis.

The Nedlands council’s protest against a hospice for terminally ill children has left many bewildered.

First-mover advantage awaits a WA university willing to offer an apprenticeship degree.

Amber Crosthwaite’s latest column for Business News takes the form of an open letter to Labor’s new aged care minister Mark Butler and Anika Wells.

It is misleading to argue China’s tariffs have only had a slight impact on Australia’s barley exports.

The political decision to close coal assets has been made, finally, and now the challenge begins to fill capacity.