Opinion

The sheer volume of resources exports is driving the nation towards a trade surplus, and a higher exchange rate. 

Whether its deliberate or driven by the economy, standards have risen on Rottnest.

In this Business News podcast, Mark Pownall and Dan Wilkie discuss Western Power, Enerji, residential builders, the COMO hotel and our export feature.

A Labor plan to boost manufacturing in WA has put it at odds with the Barnett government just months from the state poll.

Reiwa members reported an increase in weekly sales to 626 this week. The overall 14 per cent increase in sales over the week is attributed to a 19 per cent increase in sales for houses.

Startups will quickly emerge to challenge and disrupt the dominance of the technology giants, in ways we can’t imagine now.

There’s a lot that can be learned from other people’s mistakes, or in the case of electricity and transport systems, from the mistakes made in another state.

In this Business News podcast, Mark Beyer and Dan Wilkie discuss the Roe 8 project, house prices, DAPs, private infrastructure, Tony Grist and the telco sector.

A large number of conditions need to be met if you are to become your prospective customer’s salesperson of choice, and none of them involves price. 

Automation is making some real changes in the workplace, but it’s the next generation of robotic technology that will really challenge our ideas about people and employment.

Low aluminium prices caused by a worldwide glut are flowing through the industry in Australia, with consequences for WA’s South West.

Leadership WA CEO Robin McClellan spoke to Australian of the Year and former chief of army, David Morrison about leadership and the need to ensure our culture is inclusive, not exclusive. 

The economic downturn has hit the state hard but WA’s fundamentals are still strong.

In this Business News podcast, Mark Beyer and Dan Wilkie discuss residential property, Malaysian investment, innovation, fracking and our quarterly report on corporate finance deals.

Reiwa members reported an increase in weekly sales to 600. The overall 24 per cent increase in sales over the week is attributed to a 19 per cent increase in sales for houses, 36 per cent for units and 44 per cent for vacant land.

The Perth Games Festival features cutting edge virtual and augmented reality offerings for a growing and enthusiastic sector.

If the Western Australian government is seeking a marketing advantage over other states, it has just been handed one in the form of the disastrous energy policy destabilising the rest of the country.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss city retail, Elizabeth Quay developments, ICT mergers and acquisitions and our special report on residential building.

A lack of political direction and inertia across much of the economy are an unhealthy combination.

The ‘type’ of salesperson you are will go a long way to determining how well received you are by your boss, your co-workers, and your clients.  

A couple of smaller miners that rode out the slide in iron ore prices could be the early movers in a more widespread revival in the sector.

Disruption is affecting the GST allocation model, so when will that change?

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss state politics, lithium developments, financial failures and our special report brewing.

Uncertainty about the direction of the government and its leadership is likely to persist despite the premier’s win last week.

Reiwa members reported an increase in weekly sales to 554 this week.

Fintech is disruption in action, and how we think about finance and undertake transactions will never be the same.

Australian software company Atlassian has made a stir twice in the past 12 months. First, it listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is valued at around $US5 billion. Then it let the world know that it did not employ a sales team.

The fact that seniors’ housing is leading the way in the real estate market should come as no real surprise.

Whether Premier Colin Barnett stays or goes is a political decision, but it would be unwise for anyone to imagine that a change at the top of government will not have a significant effect on the way business is conducted in Western Australia.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss newspapers merger, law firms growth, tourism down south and what’s happening in the gold sector.

A Productivity Commission report, and moves by giant international tech companies, could bring significant changes to Australia’s copyright laws, and we all stand to lose.

Perhaps it is time to reconsider why we need to survey the nation every five years.