Opinion

WA’s biggest deal of the year offers a cautious entry into a growth sector.

There’s cautious optimism things could start to head in the right direction next year after a shocker in 2014.

In a recent interview, RBA governor Glenn Stevens suggested the Australian dollar might fall to US75 cents in 2015. And he intimated that it wouldn’t be a bad thing.

He may be new to the role, but the treasurer has a vital role to play in the fortunes of the Barnett government.

Apart from a few brilliant authors and composers, not much good has ever come out of Russia; and unless there is a sharp improvement in the outlook for that country it could drag the rest of the world, including Australia, into a crisis to rival that of 2008.

Borrowing off the books may minimise the damage to official state debt but the money has to come from somewhere – taxpayers.

Managed properly, family businesses have all the ingredients to secure a competitive advantage.

Individuals and businesses need strategies to deal with information overload, which is a threat to workplace productivity.

Small iron ore miners operating in a $70/t environment are struggling, but in a different way so are the majors battling to satisfy investor expectations.

Head of content Mark Pownall, news editor Mark Beyer and journalist Dan Wilkie join host James Lush to discuss the week’s top stories, including besieged minister Dean Nalder, BHP Billiton’s new sp

Westpac expects the economy to improve in 2015, fuelled by further interest rate cuts and a lower Australian dollar.

Young political up-and-comers, and their mentors, should hasten slowly to avoid disaster.

Until a few weeks ago, Australia’s 20,000 investment advisers and their associates in stock broking firms and banks probably thought they had jobs for life; but that was before the Commonwealth Bank advisers’ scandal and the latest threat – internet-powered advice.

Tony Abbott may believe 2014 has been a year of achievement for his government, but its legislative shortcomings are all-too apparent.

Many businesses are just starting to realise just how important that statement is. For example, Coles is currently paying a high price for not having a fully accessible website.

The FTA with China will provide some exciting prospects for WA businesses.

When the times were good we could afford to ignore some of our self-imposed economic shackles.

London may seem like an odd place to be picking over the entrails of the world’s resources industries, but the title of the Mines and Money conference says it all, really.

Two point five per cent. Say it quickly and it doesn't sound like much.

CEO Salary Survey – who has a million dollar pay packet this year? Plus Mt Gibson, iron ore, congestion, and Curtin’s expansion

The government has thrown out an early marker for the 2017 state election.

It is probably foolish to suggest that some of Australia’s richest people are making a mistake by investing in the latest banking fad – peer-to-peer lending.

This week’s reported sales remained stable after a spike in mid-November.

The slump in iron ore royalties is going to hurt the state’s already parlous budget position.

The FTA with China will provide some exciting prospects for WA businesses.

Your success depends on the input of many other people, so it pays to acknowledge them from time to time.

Gina Rinehart has shown the dogged determination of an entrepreneur to develop the Roy Hill iron ore project.

The stubbornly high currency is widely expected to slide below US70 cents, with upside for some sectors and pain for others.

Export growth has helped lift Western Australia’s economic performance above budget expectations, with gross state product up nearly 5.5 per cent in real terms over the 12 months to June 30, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

In this week's Podcast, Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer talk to James Lush about the tough times in the iron ore sector, the good news in the private equity market and more.

Colin Barnett hopes his capital works program will one day be seen in the same light as those of WA political giants, Charles Court and John Forrest.

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries may not be dead, but it is on life support – a status that contains a mixed message for Western Australia, as part of the state’s economy will benefit from potentially lower fuel prices while another part will likely be damaged.