Opinion

OPINION: Distinguishing between fact and fantasy, truth and falsehood, logic and emotion are valuable tools in sales, as in life.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss office vacancies, Richardson Hotel, Mandogalup, residential housing, David Flanagan and home grown tech heroes.

OPINION: The boom in lithium demand is driving growth at one of the state's quiet achievers, Mineral Resources.

OPINION: The recent AFL scandal has cast some shade on the administrators of the league, but also brought details to light about careers in sport.

The value of a strong team in a crisis was highlighted by mining chief David Flanagan during his recent discussion with Business News.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the $A, Richard Goyder, egg producers, a Perth venture capital pioneer passes away, and arts and culture.

OPINION: With federal governments seemingly in campaign mode 24-7, calls for fixed four-year terms for the House of Representatives make sense.

Sales activity expanded over the week, with Reiwa members reporting an increase in weekly sales to 553.

OPINION: There are a few battles going on in the tech world at the moment; it's worth watching these fights as bellwethers for the direction of the industry.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss FMG's native title stoush, trucking sector restructuring, Quintis drama, economic update, honey, and the onshore oil and gas sector.

OPINION: Without regular engagement with your social media followers (potential customers), your social media business strategy is going nowhere.

OPINION: The perverse incentives created by the application of horizontal fiscal equalisation emerged clearly during a recent Productivity Commission inquiry.

OPINION: The ball is in Malcolm Turnbull's court if the Liberals want to shore up seats in WA.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss property development, university donations, lithium action, crowd-funding and Japanese buyers.

New Business News CEO Mark Pownall sat down at Julio's with Braemar Presbyterian Care's Wayne Belcher to discuss his career and experiences in the aged care sector.

Sales activity contracted over the week, with Reiwa members reporting a decrease in weekly sales to 514.

OPINION: The resources world is watching to see how the technology on Shell's Prelude platform performs against Inpex's more traditional Ichthys operation.

OPINION: Due to the shortage of funding options, many Perth startups adopt the low-risk ‘lean startup' approach.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Paladin's collapse, Fastbrick Robotics, Peet and Perron Group, indigenous contracting and this year's Total Shareholder Return survey.

OPINION: A commitment to daily outreach takes little time and has profound long-term benefits.

OPINION: The fact it is cheaper to settle a legal claim than fight it in the courts has opened up a new world of litigation online.

OPINION: Bunnings is running two contrary strategies in Australia and the UK as it takes an offensive defensive posture against Amazon.

OPINION: The importance of cybersecurity in the financial services sector is being reflected in the growing number of related capital raisings and listings.

OPINION: The government is finding out the argument that ‘it's the Liberals' fault' will only hold for so long.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss BHP expansion, EPA decisions, renewable projects, Rising Stars, and BN Awards.

OPINION: Sales activity expanded over the week, with Reiwa members reporting an increase in weekly sales to 657.

OPINION: Amid all the hype about blockchains, one major issue is finding the best use for the technology.

OPINION: Those among us who are unfamiliar with the term ‘collateral damage' are about to learn its meaning first hand, because it is what we have become – innocent victims of bad governance across Australia.

In this Business News podcast Dan Wilkie and Mark Beyer discuss the state budget, fees and charges, skilled migration, the outlook for Perth property, new mining projects, the roadhouse blues, and indigenous business.

OPINION: Everyday Aussies feel gypped when big business doesn't seem to pay its ‘fair' share of the tax burden, which may help explain the attraction of the cash economy.

OPINION: A slide in the value of the $A against the greenback could be a positive for gold.

OPINION: The government seems to be having a bet each way in terms of privatising its revenue-generating assets.