Opinion

Industry groups are at the vanguard of a renewed push for workplace reform following Productivity Commission issues papers released as part of a broad review of the labour market.

Succession remains an issue for the state government, with none of the contenders to take over from Colin Barnett the finished product.

Fortescue Metals Group surprised investors earlier today with a better-than-expected December quarter production report, but that should not stop speculation that it could be a key player in Western Australia’s deal of the decade.

Not surprisingly, sales activity dipped this week due to the long weekend which based on REIWA’s historic data does not happen when Australia Day falls between Tuesday and Thursday.

As often happens when politicians try to legislate lobbyists, it’s what’s not included that’s most compelling.

Local cost structures mean Australian manufacturers must be technically advanced and efficiently structured to succeed.

Without effective communication, and a message worth hearing, you’re in for a tough time in sales.

Technology will be at the forefront of changes in the workplace in the near future, but an economy-wide shift in attitude is needed.

Interest rates are likely to remain low, in the medium term at least, as the machinations of the world energy market play out.

State Labor is taking the fight to the government over its economic performance.

As is the case with most wars, there’s never agreement on who fired the first shot; not that it really matters in a hot war or the currency front, which is rapidly engulfing the world and should soon involve action by Australia.

Sales activity continues to climb after the festive break, but still remains down 13 per cent on the same time last year.

Voter sentiment has turned against the Abbott government because of its inability to make tough decisions.

Like a sportsman warming up before a big game, some of the world’s most successful businesspeople have morning rituals that set them on course for the day ahead.

Barriers and doubts from your customers do not signal defeat, they are an opportunity and a challenge waiting to be overcome.

The state’s carrot sector has undergone a period of major export growth.

Successfully doing business in India involves navigating a labyrinthine world usually impenetrable to outsiders.

Perth has maintained its trend of weekly price fluctuations at the petrol bowser, according to Australian Competition & Consumer Commission data, despite most other capitals moving towards longer fuel price cycles.

Colin Barnett is in for his biggest test as premier in 2015, as mounting financial woes threaten to drain his political capital.

More than 60 CEOs from WA provided Business News with detailed views on the year past, the next 12 months, their vision for the state, and what they expect from political leaders.

It might seem unimportant to know exactly why copper has been added to the list of sick commodities, but if it is more than a fright over excess supply and slack demand then we could be on the verge of a rerun of the GFC.

Sales activity in early 2015 is on the rebound since the Christmas-New Year week when total activity dipped to 182 sales.

The Egyptian president made an important speech addressing radical Islam earlier this month, but it was largely ignored in the West.

More than 60 CEOs from WA provided Business News with detailed views on the year past, the next 12 months, their vision for the state, and what they expect from political leaders.

Technology will take the art of selling to a whole new level in 2015 … are you ready?

When global retailer IKEA cheekily described its annual catalogue as a ‘bookbook’ and poked fun at new technology in a YouTube video extolling the virtues of this ‘breakthrough’ development, the message was not lost on Business News.

Simmering tensions between the Liberal and National parties within the State Government are threatening to come to a head next month. The issue? Local government reform.

In theory, and it is a theory backed by some high-powered research, shares in Australian oil and gas companies such as Woodside Petroleum and Santos have much further to fall, a fact which prompts a question: why haven’t they already fallen further?

Sales are great but cash flow is king! Business owners need to develop strategies so that mantra is turned into practical outcomes.

To understand global interest rate trends, and their impact on Australia, we need to look closely at the actions of central banks around the globe.

A new book by two US academics offers a compelling analysis of the world’s financial malaise, including in China.

WA business is rapidly resetting its cost base and growth targets to better withstand the downturn.