Opinion

ANALYSIS: The $243 million critical minerals package announced today adds to a seemingly neverending flow of federal government grants and cheap loans for commercial projects.

WA’s largest university is well placed to benefit from a federal commercialisation program.

Defence industry ‘primes’ have different models to develop a strong and capable ecosystem.

The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre’s new ‘Behind the Line’ report provides the latest examination of poverty and disadvantage in Australia and offers evidence that rising housing costs are pushing many families into serious financial hardship.

High prices and global uncertainty typically focus governments’ attention on energy security.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the McGowan v Clive Palmer defamation case, Forrest poaching, office vacancies, economic outlook, Andrew Roberts, Nathan McMahon, project approvals, land developers and junior miners.

Although small by global standards, there’s upside emerging for WA potash producers.

New residential developments in a holiday favourite are seeking the best of both worlds.

Too rapid a shift to EVs will affect ethanol production, and the farmers who grow grain to produce the fuel.

Collaboration across all sectors and levels of government is needed to solve the crisis in aged care.

The state government has some big decisions to make on the future of coal.

WA’s delayed reopening has hurt the premier’s standing with some sectors of the community.

Employer satisfaction with university graduates is at a record high, a recent survey has found.

Understanding defence exports and dual-use technology will benefit those businesses seeking to participate in the sector.

Perth has the most expensive public transport of all Australian capital cities.

The lack of a major sponsor for the season ahead is more bad news for the local football league.

WA’s closed border policy is creating barriers for business, with recent moves by Wesfarmers a possible portent of major change.

The NDIS was designed as a job creator and economic driver, but is increasingly viewed through the narrow prism of cost.

Political uncertainties and economic headwinds have kept investors in Lynas Rare Earths on their toes.

War between Russia and Ukraine could have a devastating effect on agricultural supply chains.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Acciona's exit, COVID impact, Bankwest restructure, profit results and the state government's commercial deals.

Having managed the virus well so far, WA needs to recalibrate its plan to re-engage with the world or be left as an outlier.

Now is not the time to be timid; it is the time to be bold.

Political correctness has no doubt been beneficial for society, but universities can help ensure common sense isn’t thrown out the window.

A new agreement between Australia and Japan is a positive step towards ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific.

It’s hard to overlook the eye-watering prices Perth residents have been paying at the petrol pump in recent weeks, writes Silvia Salazar.

Carbon capture utilisation and storage technology is one of several moving parts in Australia’s low emissions future.

The businesses that dominate the unlisted landscape are very different from 20 years ago.

The decision to keep WA’s border closed is likely welcomed by meat processors, given workforce constraints in the east due to Omicron.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss market volatility, what WA needs, workplace harrassment, Kevin Gallagher, MG Kailis, COVID concerns, supply chain dramas, the legal sector and rare earths.

An aged care sector already in crisis faces an even greater challenge to deal with an Omicron outbreak in WA.

A rare, once-discarded element prevalent in the Goldfields highlights a cautionary tale about exotic minerals.