Opinion

OPINION: Urgent effort is required to ensure a state-federal commitment to WA is delivered on time to fulfil our Aukus responsibilities.

It is well established that people in regional and remote Australia are less likely to participate in the labour force than those living in major cities.

An established residential cohort is one feature common to all the best open-air retail and cafe precincts.

OPINION: The cost of doing business in WA is on the line as ideology gets in the way of a practical approach to power.

OPINION: A recent hospital visit made clear the challenges facing the state’s health professionals.

OPINION: Australia’s superannuation sector is the envy of the world, but managing the flood of cash isn’t easy.

OPINION: A bit of serious play can help business leaders and their teams innovate, get creative and deliver better outcomes.

OPINION: ChatGPT’s latest model uses an old idea that powers your phone’s mapping app.

OPINION: More than two decades in charities with global missions gives author Nick Grono deep insights many can learn from.

One issue looms large above all others for the north-west as voters get ready to head to state and federal polls next year.

OPINION: WA farmers are already dealing with the financial fallout from the approaching end to the live sheep export trade.

OPINION: Virgin Australia’s ‘transformation agenda’, now in its fourth year, has been a key factor in the airline’s return to profitability.

REVIEW: More than a dozen Air New Zealand aircraft will receive a nose-to-tail overhaul in Singapore.

OPINION: A northern neighbour is working to shore up its defences and economy in light of regional threats.

Oh dear, Chris Ellison’s actions at Mineral Resources look much worse when you add them all up.

Innovation is widely seen as vital for productivity and performance, and a key driver of economic growth, competitiveness and job creation.

OPINION: Some enterprises should probably come with an instruction manual detailing what not to do.

OPINION: It is better to lead as your authentic self than adopt a disingenuous persona.

OPINION: Five months out from the state election, it is worth taking stock of what the Labor government has – and has not – done well.

OPINION: Uncertainty about China’s economy is prompting comparisons with Japan’s stagnation of the 1980s and 1990s.

OPINION: Supporting local startups with your custom is an easy way to help them on their business journey.

OPINION: Are endless and rarely moved traffic cones a symbol of impending economic malaise?

OPINION: On multiple occasions local governments have been questioned by councillors over apologies they never agreed to.

OPINION: The escalating conflict in the Middle East could significantly disrupt the global grain trade.

OPINION: We need to stop punishing WA’s small-to-medium enterprises the same as the multinationals.

ANALYSIS: After a week or so of intense scrutiny around his private life, WiseTech Global boss Richard White has stepped aside today, proving founders are vulnerable to the public mood.

OPINION: Real-world work experience outside a student’s field of study is highly valued by businesses.

OPINION: The government is taking more control over developing Australia’s missile capability.

OPINION: Recent interest rate cuts in some jurisdictions globally beg the question: why has Australia not followed suit?

OPINION: Today’s passage could be hybrid – both in the physical and virtual worlds.

OPINION: The state’s strong economic performance puts it in the crosshairs of the other states chasing more of the tax pie.

OPINION: Digital evangelists are predicting a less physical future thanks to holograms and digital twins.