Opinion

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss coronavirus, South Perth and Subiaco developments, Indiana Teahouse, property report, retail failures, mining contracts, how to turn a $6 million punt into a $30 million debt, and our special report on Western Australia's most influential people.

OPINION: The public sector workforce is growing again, having been cut to streamline state expenditure amid the McGowan government’s budget repair efforts.

OPINION: Australia’s natural environment requires us to return to more effective strategies to minimise fire risk.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss coronavirus and Brexit, new Chevron HQ, new office fund, WA’s biggest venture capital fund, discounted payment terms, workplace tragedies, City of Perth elections and our feature on Private Business.

OPINION: The start of each new school year brings with it the perennial challenge even the most seasoned school leader must face: how to provide quality professional development for an increasingly diverse group of teachers.

OPINION: Emerging countries will need to be brought into the tent if a global reduction in carbon emissions is to be achieved.

PODCAST: Mark Pownall and Dan Wilkie discuss property data, Subiaco hotel, lithium, transport infrastructure, autonomous vehicles, mining listings, graphene, and our special report on risks to WA.

In this podcast Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss stockmarket highs, tourism buoyed, Scott Park Group, Jeanswest into administration, FMG's exploration tenement battle, and our special report on corporate finance.

OPINION: From its own experience, Business News can declare the state government’s Market Led Proposals policy is a let-down.

OPINION: Mark McGowan and his Labor government are sitting pretty entering the final quarter of their first four-year term, with no obvious domestic issues likely to destabilise their approach to the next election in March 2021.

OPINION: Schools have a significant role to play in preparing students for the new world of work.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss market jitters, corporate Australia's response to the bushfires, waste-to-energy projects, LNG production, Pluto expansion, a new Perth hotel development, and our special report on the aged care industry.

OPINION: WA again stands to be the beneficiary of trouble elsewhere, with local producers of lithium, gold, iron ore and hydrocarbons the likely winners.

The rise of AI, pressure on China, and tighter money are key issues facing the global economy.

Ultra-low interest rates are driving a new subprime crisis in the US.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss residential property recovery, Chris Ellison's house plan, biggest employers, St Hilda's management change, mid-tier growth stories, rail car manufacturing, person of the year, and our Great for the State feature on WA's cultural growth.

OPINION: A new US meal-delivery model could make its way to Australia.

OPINION: The impact of helping people into the housing market is invaluable.

School leaders usually agree to disagree on many thorny education issues but are united in their view that schools must be places where children and young adults can learn and develop without fear of discrimination and harassment.

OPINION: The state’s electoral redistribution commissioners shouldn’t expect Christmas cards from opposition leader Liza Harvey, former Labor minister Margaret Quirk or the first-term member for Joondalup, Emily Hamilton.

The tech sector continues to shift through the gears as 2020 approaches, hurtling society towards an increasingly complex, digitised and mediated world.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss economic data, housing stimulus, property prices, Garden City, new hotel developments, mining IPOs, Deborah Terry, accounting rankings and our special report on WA dynasties.

OPINION: The allegations of millions of dollars of money being stolen from the Housing Authority have exposed WA’s public sector.

OPINION: More than a decade after it entered the national debate, the national broadband network is about to be completed in the format – fibre to the node – that the reigning federal government committed to when Tony Abbott was prime minister.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Matt Mckenzie discuss mining projects — the good news and bad, mining technology, BGC Contracting changes hands, Metronet, John Holland legal action, Water Corp contracting, new hotels, the Royal Flying Doctor Service WA, and our special report on chief executive remuneration.

OPINION: A better year is in prospect for WA’s resources-led economy but much has to go right on the international and local fronts.

OPINION: Self-trolling represents a disturbing new social platform for students who turn to self-harm to express their emotional trauma.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the Super Pit sale, three hotel openings, infrastructure funding, Scarborough LNG agreement, mining and renewable energy developments, new apartment projects in South Perth and Claremont, agribusiness, and our special report on disability employment.

OPINION: The ABC’s decision to drop radio coverage of the Olympics suggests the Aussie-made version is winning against global competition.

Spacecubed hosted the first ever Perth Podcast Week last month featuring more than 10 workshops, talks and networking events.

OPINION: Premier Mark McGowan, most Labor Party MPs, and many Liberals as well, are keen for the contentious voluntary assisted dying (VAD) legislation to be passed within the next fortnight, but for significantly different reasons.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Invest and Trade WA, BHP CEO change, executive remuneration, Fini's Shenton Park project, Woodside's new tech partnership, our special report on fund managers and great for the state focuses on regional engagement