Opinion

OPINION: Those of us who have learned to drive a motor vehicle will no doubt recall the driving instructor alerting us to ‘blind spots’, the parts of the road to the side and slightly behind your vehicle that you can’t see in your side or rear view mirrors.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Matt Mckenzie discuss house prices, economic growth data, interest rates, WA’s credit rating, gold miners, arts festivals, cryptocurrencies and craft breweries.

OPINION: When teachers, students and parents reflect on their most admired school leader, what do you think springs to mind?

PODCAST: Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss indigenous business and reconciliation week, David Singleton, Simonds Group and residential construction, generational change at listed Perth companies, Black Swan, and our special report on the wine industry plus our Great for the State feature on health and well being.

OPINION: The economic pressure simmering away below the surface in many households was a key factor in the surprise federal election outcome.

OPINION: Could this be another boom moment in WA’s mining industry as global demand for the key commodities picks up pace?

OPINION: Federal Labor failed to capitalise on any remaining goodwill WA voters had for the party after Mark McGowan’s 2017 success.

PODCAST: Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the post-election market bounce; subcontractors battle; new iron ore, lithium and rare earths developments; Jim Penman; Perron Group; the state's lobster deal; and our newly released report on the commercial property market.

OPINION: The musical chairs of PMs over the past decade must stop in the interests of the nation

PODCAST: Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the election overview, Bob Hawke's passing, retail challenges, hotels and tourism, housing construction, Andrew Forrest's big pay day, Danny Psaros, and our special feature on mining projects.

OPINION: Business News data points to a sustained low for WA’s corporate finance markets, but there are signs recovery may be imminent.

OPINION: Damaging supermarket prices wars and more online shoppers have turned the screws on a besieged retail property sector.

Opinion: While politicians are showering favoured industries in cash this federal election, voters should remember the recent train wreck of Carnegie Clean Energy as a reminder that subsidies for businesses can flop badly.

PODCAST: Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the state budget, lithium expansion, medical research, Chevron's new headquarters, Sterling First and Rosendorff collapses, a rare IPO, Azure Capital, and our special report on universities.

OPINION: The stubbornly high level of unemployment – despite a stronger economy – has many worried, particularly as new mining technologies increasingly cut into workforces.

PODCAST: Mark Pownall and Matt Mckenzie discuss Wesfarmers' lithium bid, Perth house prices, Aldi's impact, AHG takeover, Tempo, contract awards, the election debate, and our latest Great for the State feature — Future of Energy.

OPINION: Muffled by the drumbeat of election campaigning as Australia heads towards its May 18 poll is a more sinister noise, demands for a big cut in interest rates, or the dumping of “helicopter” cash on the community – or both.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Matt Mckenzie discuss two major private WA companies – Andrew Forrest’s Harvest Road Group and mining contractor Byrnecut – plus the outlook for the Perth Basin and LNG projects, female directors, China’s Huawei, and our special report on construction companies.

PODCAST: Dan Wilkie and Delia Price discuss Iconic Scarborough, a developer collapses, Hossean Pourzand, Ausdrill fraud, Nedlands' density, the Pavilion Markets, and philanthropy and charitable donations.

OPINION: The Western Australian government’s love affair with Western Power is unlikely to be dimmed by local events any time soon, but a new force has been unleashed in the international marketplace as global oil companies morph into global electricity companies.

PODCAST: Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss house price fundamentals — positive or negative? Perth tech deals, hostile takeovers, election called, Lester art prize, and our special report on the legal sector.

OPINION: Both sides of politics are promising tax cuts ahead of the upcoming federal poll amid slowing global economy and sluggish consumer spending.

OPINION: You have to look closely to find them, but some key policy differences could make all the difference in the looming federal election.

OPINION: Global oversupply and price pressure, in addition to local environmental regulations, could spell trouble for major LNG projects.

Mark Pownall talks to former University of Notre Dame Australia vice-chancellor Celia Hammond about her early life, career and running for the federal seat of Curtin.

PODCAST: Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the AHG takeover, FMG’s Iron Bridge project, house prices and apartment sales, who is WA’s biggest manufacturer, tourism statistics and indigenous cultural precinct plans, P&N bank merger and our special report on agribusiness.

OPINION: A fair go for WA would be suitable ministerial representation for the state in a Shorten government.

OPINION: Navigating the challenges of an increasingly digital world requires tough decisions and clear strategic focus.

OPINION: The airline industry is tightly controlled, social media not so, but both have highlighted the failures of poor after-sales service.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Matt Mckenzie discuss Scott Morrison and roads funding, Perth's wave park, the Hopman Cup and other tourist attractions we don't have in Perth, urban sprawl, Wesfarmers' surprise takeover target, growth in WA's resources sector, and our new supplement Great for the State.

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PODCAST: Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Perth's cost of living, tourism marketing, Golden Group and Far East Consortium's apartment projects, election campaign, wages and unemployment, court battles, Woodside and Sapien Cyber, and our special report on ICT.