Opinion

OPINION: ChatGPT’s latest model uses an old idea that powers your phone’s mapping app.

OPINION: More than two decades in charities with global missions gives author Nick Grono deep insights many can learn from.

One issue looms large above all others for the north-west as voters get ready to head to state and federal polls next year.

OPINION: WA farmers are already dealing with the financial fallout from the approaching end to the live sheep export trade.

OPINION: Virgin Australia’s ‘transformation agenda’, now in its fourth year, has been a key factor in the airline’s return to profitability.

REVIEW: More than a dozen Air New Zealand aircraft will receive a nose-to-tail overhaul in Singapore.

OPINION: A northern neighbour is working to shore up its defences and economy in light of regional threats.

Oh dear, Chris Ellison’s actions at Mineral Resources look much worse when you add them all up.

OPINION: Some enterprises should probably come with an instruction manual detailing what not to do.

Innovation is widely seen as vital for productivity and performance, and a key driver of economic growth, competitiveness and job creation.

OPINION: It is better to lead as your authentic self than adopt a disingenuous persona.

OPINION: Five months out from the state election, it is worth taking stock of what the Labor government has – and has not – done well.

OPINION: Uncertainty about China’s economy is prompting comparisons with Japan’s stagnation of the 1980s and 1990s.

OPINION: Supporting local startups with your custom is an easy way to help them on their business journey.

OPINION: Are endless and rarely moved traffic cones a symbol of impending economic malaise?

OPINION: On multiple occasions local governments have been questioned by councillors over apologies they never agreed to.

OPINION: The escalating conflict in the Middle East could significantly disrupt the global grain trade.

OPINION: We need to stop punishing WA’s small-to-medium enterprises the same as the multinationals.

ANALYSIS: After a week or so of intense scrutiny around his private life, WiseTech Global boss Richard White has stepped aside today, proving founders are vulnerable to the public mood.

OPINION: Real-world work experience outside a student’s field of study is highly valued by businesses.

OPINION: The government is taking more control over developing Australia’s missile capability.

OPINION: Recent interest rate cuts in some jurisdictions globally beg the question: why has Australia not followed suit?

OPINION: Today’s passage could be hybrid – both in the physical and virtual worlds.

OPINION: The state’s strong economic performance puts it in the crosshairs of the other states chasing more of the tax pie.

OPINION: In the future, robots won’t need to be trained, they will just imagine how people do things.

OPINION: Digital evangelists are predicting a less physical future thanks to holograms and digital twins.

OPINION: The Lester Prize gets very little recognition, despite being considered one of the major art prizes in the country.

OPINION: Two recent market interventions by China could both help and hinder Australian agriculture.

OPINION: The lengthy approvals process for gas projects in WA’s north-west could be problematic for industries that need gas to grow.

ANALYSIS: Technology has a vital role to play in terms of improving the travel experience.

OPINION: Rather than encouraging access to Australia’s study-abroad program, proposed changes may alienate some potential applicants.

OPINION: Worldwide disarmament is a noble aspiration, but unlikely given the lack of trust between nations competing for influence.