Opinion

The spectacular collapse of Forge Group highlights some of the big differences between the resource states and other parts of Australia.

It's not often that 6,000 investors are in total agreement, but in the case of the collapsed Forge Group there’s no doubt that all of the company’s shareholders will recognise that the failure had one cause – management incompetence.

China’s aggressive posturing has brought the expected response from countries in the region.

The retailers best placed to benefit from a changing marketplace will be those who proactively shape products, services and experiences for and with consumers.

How far the $A falls is open for debate, but there’s no doubting the longer-term trend is downwards.

How is a cup of coffee like a sale? When it’s with a customer.

History shows that shopkeepers need good management as much as good sites.

Only a courageous investor would bet against the buying power of the self-managed super funds, which one recent investment note said ‘hunted in packs’.

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The future of RPH as a tertiary hospital is as unclear as when the Liberals ‘prioritised’ the issue before the 2008 election.

Joe Hockey won plaudits this month for providing intellectual backbone to the federal government.

Australia’s deference to China at a political level does this country no credit.

Mining Indaba conference highlights infrastructure and transport concerns as Barnett seeks to solidify relationships with African companies.

Giving Aboriginal people the chance to labour on mines can’t be considered real compensation for the permanent destruction of traditional lands, but the more progressive companies have recognised the potential to establish genuine partnerships with native title groups

The founder and co-CEO of the $11 billion company Whole Foods, John Mackey, has collaborated with marketing professor Raj Sisodia to propose the idea that ‘conscious capitalism’ can be a force both

Do you believe you are a trusted adviser? Do your customers perceive you as a trusted adviser?

The current shark cull is a politically challenging issue, but one where Colin Barnett is right to dig in because he has time and momentum on his side.

Colin Barnett will be hoping his encouragement of Africa’s mining sector doesn’t come back to bite him.

Colin Barnett has every reason to cheer the goals set out for the national commission of audit, but it’s follow-through that counts.

Australia’s top infrastructure adviser has challenged governments around the country to be more rigorous in their evaluation of projects.

After five years in the financial sin bin there is a flicker of hope on the horizon for Western Australia’s magnetite iron ore processing industry, with Gindalbie Metals and Sino Iron in line for a revenue boost emanating from an unlikely source – China’s polluted environment.

Australian troops were fighting more than just the enemy on the battlefield during WWII, according to a new book by Hal Colebatch.

Business success is a team effort, so it’s vital you achieve a high degree of buy-in from your team, and get the best out of each individual.

A few core principles form the heart of a successful sales career.

There is some excitement about the potential sale of state-owned assets.

There’s still plenty of upside to the state’s resources sector as WA shifts focus to meet customers’ needs.

Well behind the Liberal Party when it comes to fund raising, state Labor needs to rethink its strategies.

Experience in the UK has delivered some good lessons on how to go about privatising government businesses.

If nothing else, Bill Beament has just cemented for himself a place in Australian business history by placing one of the biggest bets ever on the future price of gold – and possibly on the future value of the Australian dollar.

The Abbott government’s first few months in office may have been underwhelming, but Labor leader Bill Shorten also has work to do.

New management system models are seeking to address the need for better communications and decision making in modern workplaces.

Mobile technology is providing businesses with an inexpensive but significant marketing tool, but many fail to recognise it.