Opinion

ANALYSIS: Plans for oil exploration in the Canning Basin announced over the weekend may deliver good news for Western Australia, but some of the claims surrounding the latest drilling program are extravagant to say the least.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Pindan, South Perth developments, big leadership changes, Alan Bond's mansion, tourism figures, Sealink expansion, and our biggest exporters.

OPINION: Sensible debate about the cost of progressive environmental policy is missing amid the noise from politicians and green activists.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Matt Mckenzie discuss interest rates, volatile stock markets, our very own BN30 stock index, house prices, Mia Davies, flexible offices, lobsters, government contracting, and our special report on professional services.

OPINION: Nickel West’s turnaround story is one of corporate vision, teamwork, loyalty and a strategy to revive a business slated to perish.

OPINION: Having got spending under control, the McGowan government now needs to find ways to encourage business growth.

OPINION: Identifying student with an entrepreneurial bent and streaming their skills would bring a multitude of benefits.

OPINION: Political battlelines drawn as the Morrison government delves into the workings of the $2.8 trillion superannuation industry.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Broome infrastructure, Perth's livability, broking profits, mining services IPO, Fini and Goh, Eddy Haegel, Food for Thought, and our special report on residential construction with a new local leader.

OPINION: The recovery of Qantas highlights why government intervention is not necessary and good leadership should be rewarded.

OPINION: The collection and use of our data is growing exponentially, despite most of us struggling to comprehend the tech shift taking place

OPINION: WA’s fraught journey towards creation of a new port near Perth has continued with a split in Labor ranks.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the mining jobs outlook, workplace deaths, population growth, apartment projects, our special report on tourism, and our latest instalment of Great for the State.

One of Australia's most experienced electoral officials has called for a major shakeup in the regulation and reporting of political donations at federal and state levels.

OPINION: Listening to feedback can be confronting, but failure to do so can be detrimental to a school’s performance.

OPINION: Every cloud has a silver lining, even the attacks on the Saudi Arabian oil industry, because they could provide the incentive for customers to seek more liquefied natural gas from Western Australia.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Landgate's sale, Brexit impact, Tianqi Lithium, hospitality's surprise new offerings, Yukich expansion, and our special report on the gold sector.

Digital disruption seems set to affect the government’s provision of transport services, and other offerings are also ripe for the picking.

PODCAST: Mark Pownall and Dan Wilkie discuss nickel restarts, house prices, Subiaco, universities, and our special report on the retail sector.

OPINION: Despite the seemingly endless alterations to the streetscape of the central city since the Barnett government, the work is incomplete.

OPINION: School leaders and parents are increasingly questioning the way classrooms are organised.

OPINION: The actions of some Labor delegates at the recent state conference were farcical.

OPINION: You may go into a presentation with expectations, but it’s the client’s point of view that makes or breaks the sale.

OPINION: Global economic and political events may dampen demand for minerals from some major WA projects.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss lithium challenges, EC&M update, Tim Roberts, Subiaco East redevelopment, legal merger, Fogarty Foundation, new state policies, waste-to-energy, and our special report on power infrastructure.

OPINION: Low interest rates create winners and losers, but ultimately are a sign all’s not well with the world.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss EC&M collapse, Midland Brick sale, BGC results, Metronet developments, CEO changes, Waterbank, Great for the State values and purpose, and our special report on small businesses covers the struggling hospitality sector and rise of coworking spaces.

OPINION: Are we better off under the relentless drive to lift productivity?

OPINION: The state government’s $1.6 billion plan to build railcars at Bellevue for the Metronet project represents a massive public sector investment in local manufacturing.

OPINION: Parents naturally want the best for their children, but increasingly forceful representations to, and demands of, teachers is a problem.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss markets drama, Cockburn harbour recommendation, Infrastructure Australia, shopping centres write down, planning law changes, Altrad, AFG, and our special report on major projects.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss markets volatility, trade surplus, HealthEngine, Michael Chaney, energy news, EY entrepreneur of the year awards, and our special report on the oil & gas industry.