Opinion

In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss: WA borders, unemployment statistics, housing sales, VGW, Woodside jobs, Curtin building collapse, charity boon, governance issues, and our special feature on WA's biggest exporters.

Craft brews and breweries are a growing tourism opportunity, although federal alcohol taxes are an impediment.

Ahead of the City of Perth's election this Saturday, lord mayoral candidate Brodie McCulloch reflects on lessons learned.

Perth has eight and a half years in which to reconnect the city's CBD to its west end with an exciting new development, writes Andrew Toulalan.

Laurie Smithdale’s passion for the outdoors led to one of Perth’s iconic web businesses.

From traffic management to crime and utilities, smart city tech is advancing rapidly.

The brain has been the focus of some rare but intriguing moves by companies starting in WA.

Don’t let the science get ahead of market realities.

In this week's podcast Mark Pownall and Matt Mckenzie discuss state and federal budgets, hydrogen developments, gold merger, Cambridge win, IPOs and our feature on the creative side of WA.

Behind the headline black ink in Ben Wyatt's 2020 state budget is an indulgent and self-interested fiscal stimulus.

A major bank believes the factors point to a surge in Perth residential property.

The state's public sector workers who have had to accept flat annual pay increases of $1,000 a year for the past four years will have to get used to it.

Educators recommend against taking kids out of school early for a holiday, but parents want options, given the COVID-caused travel restrictions.

Western Australia is expected to deliver a $1.7 billion budget surplus, while the national budget is likely to record a deficit of around $83 billion.

Original federal budget estimates have been blown away by COVID-19, while WA faces a different set of challenges.

Premier Mark McGowan's decision to give every household a $600 credit on their power bill will undoubtedly be a great vote winner, but comes with issues.

Matt Mckenzie, Jordan Murray and Katie McDonald talk about Trump's COVID test, McGowan's border battle, WA secessionists, state budget, property projects, and special features on gold and tech infrastructure.

The federal government's $1.5 billion plan to kick start the nation's manufacturing sector presents a once in a lifetime opportunity to restructure the economy.

The WA government needs to protect the state’s power networks, with rooftop PV systems in the crosshairs.

Success breeds success, and nowhere is this clearer than in the tech sector.

A local startup is helping universities overcome the challenge of providing positive student outcomes during the pandemic.

China’s decision to slaughter much of its pig herd due to African swine fever has led to a shortage of meat protein.

The disruption caused by COVID-19 has put the future of work firmly in the spotlight.

Bruce Reynolds says that reflecting on his career and lineage motivated him to run for lord mayor.

From an economic perspective, WA would be capable of going it alone.

In this week's podcast Mark Pownall and Matt Mckenzie discuss Perth city deal, Peter Coleman, Water Corp, Subiaco developments, Melville battle, WA's biggest home builders, and the Lord Mayor's race.

Mark McGowan’s stance on hard border closures is politically popular at home, but let’s not lose sight of the bigger picture.

Opinion is divided over a collective, problem-solving approach to poor behaviour in schools.

In this week's podcast Mark Pownall and Matt Mckenzie discuss unemployment falls, 40under40, Yagan Square, China files, hydrogen plan, senate bid, quarantine row, and our special reports on defence and resources.

The City of Perth needs someone who is independent and has a voice to be the next lord mayor, writes Basil Zempilas.

A strong gold price, and demand for nickel, potash and even potentially iron ore indicate good times are around the corner.

The pandemic has derailed plans for opposition parties nationwide, and WA’s Liberals are no exception.