Opinion

OPINION: Corporate events such as takeovers and break-up proposals do not always have a political edge to them, but when they involve BHP Billiton, once Australia’s biggest company, politics are not far away (and neither is Western Australia).

OPINION: Businesses risk being left behind by rapid changes in customer behaviour unless they improve how they collect and communicate information. 

In this Business News podcast, Dan Wilkie and Mark Beyer discuss house prices, training and apprentices, iron ore prices, apartment projects and student housing.

OPINION: Working hard to help your customers achieve their goals will go a long way to helping you succeed in your own pursuits.

OPINION: Many angry words have been spoken and written about Western Australia’s shrinking GST allocation, but very little has been said or written about the cause of the shrinkage – iron royalties.

OPINION: Despite a spike in iron ore prices, it will be the bigger, low-cost producers that rule the roost in the near to medium term.

OPINION: A top-down, inflexible approach to policy change keeps failing.

In this Business News podcast, Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss property in Scarborough, Claremont, Elizabeth Quay and the Hyatt, Private capital boosts HealthEngine and Muscleworx, distilleries win gongs and March quarter deals environment.

OPINION: The McGowan government will need to get straight down to business, given the backlog of issues it needs to address.

OPINION: Sales activity increased over the week, with Reiwa members reporting an increase in weekly sales to 691.

OPINION: There are several reasons why the suggestion that governments use startups as suppliers is a really bad idea.

OPINION: If you consider your own purchasing decisions and understand the thought processes behind them, you will be better prepared to make sales to your customers.

In this Business News podcast, Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss residential property, Quintis, insolvency law reform and oil and gas.

OPINION: WA’s domestic gas policy is now being lauded by other states, as the east coast power crisis continues.

OPINION: It pays to keep on top of developments in the tech sector.

OPINION: Wesfarmers has received some positive news on its move into UK hardware, but things are less rosy for investors in the local property trust in which it holds a major stake.

OPINION: The rest of the nation has ignored the lessons learned in WA’s energy market.

OPINION: The former WA under treasurer urges Mark McGowan to tackle state spending and secure federal funding for key infrastructure projects.

In this Business News podcast, Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss TFS- Quintis, Kerry Stokes and mining investment, Western Force’s prospectus and who are the state’s Most Influential people?

OPINION: Sales activity experienced a contraction over the week, with Reiwa members reporting a decrease in weekly sales to 650.

OPINION: Western Australia has a new billionaire, or to be completely accurate, it has an old billionaire who has made another billion dollars over the past 12 months without anyone really noticing.

OPINION: There is no denying that Brendon Grylls has left his mark on Western Australian politics.

Royal Flying Doctor Service WA CEO Grahame Marshall talks to Business News head of content Mark Pownall about his career shift to head a not for profit six years ago and what he has learned on that journey, with an organisation that reaches every corner of our vast state.

In this Business News podcast, Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the new state government, Alinta Energy, domgas and ICT.

OPINION: The argument about penalty rates has an echo at the other end of the pay scale.

OPINION: Sometimes you need a creative approach to get your message through.

OPINION: Supersized big-box retail is throwing down the gauntlet to the established order in Australia.

OPINION: The history of the 40under40 charts the changing dynamic in business in WA.

In this Business News podcast, Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss 40under40, hotel room rates, Brett McKeon and the state election.

OPINION: Reducing state debt will be a top priority for the new government and perhaps, as a former PM has suggested, a more cooperative approach is needed.

OPINION: The internet and social media have changed the way many of us interact, but it also has led to the triumph of emotion over intellect.

OPINION: Whoever wins Saturday’s election must know that state debt is too high.