Tim Treadgold

The effects of a strong resources sector are being felt throughout the economy – and it’s not all good news.

Andrew Forrest has a habit of causing controversy, but his latest assault on the establishment could go much further than a headline grabbing declaration about Fortescue Metals skipping any mining

Unpopular they may be, but truth is the world needs bankers.

Australians like to think that their country is in better shape than deeply indebted Europe, but if you analyse the Qantas dispute you discover an identical set of circumstances with time the only

Iron ore miners may have to deal with falling prices in the coming months and years.

It’s taken a while but last week the European banking crisis arrived in Australia via a cancelled funding deal, a sign that raising money for resource developments is about to become a lot tougher.

Two reports, if read together, offer positive signs for home0wners and investors.

A Canadian miner is preparing to ship nickel from the revived Ravensthorpe mine.

Foreign ownership of Collie coal will have positive long-term outcomes.

Today’s confirmation that the coal miner, New Hope, has put itself up for sale follows yesterday’s capitulation by iron ore miner, Sundance, and begs the question: who’s next?

A former Singaporean government minister has offered the West a harsh dose of economic medicine.

Adding gold to the list of metals to be hit with the new mining tax was always a predictable political demand, just as it is easy to see the rate rising -- if only because the tax was doomed to fai

Retailers have every reason for concern following a recent report from the UN.

Softening global commodity demand is this month’s worry. Next month there will be “seven billion reminders” as to why the resource boom will run for decades.

Growing worldwide demand for Australia’s coal makes selling the carbon tax a tricky exercise.

Rinehart v Rinehart is more than a family affair.

Build quality is likely to become an issue in the ‘foreign versus local’ debate.

You might not have heard it but the Swiss National Bank yesterday fired a shot which will be heard around the world, and could prove to be bad news for Australia.

The union movement has a problem with transparency and accountability.

Gina Rinehart may not like it, but she’s about to come under the spotlight again.

Western Australia appears to be dodging the collapse of Australia’s manufacturing sector, but it would be wise to keep an eye on one of the State’s most important businesses, the BP oil refinery at

Results from a couple of shale gas drill tests could have a significant effect on gas prices, and our energy future.

Gold’s first peek at the magic price of $US2000 an ounce ended in disarray last night, a reminder to all investors that bubbles deflate faster than they inflate.

Several factors indicate GFC II is different to the first time around.

Given a choice, would you loan money to BHP Billiton or Italy?

Western leaders face some tough political decisions in the near future.

The Baltic Dry Index has barely moved over the past month, a fact which has escaped hysterical share traders and expert commentators, but one which is very good news for Australia, especially WA.

The success of the resources states is making things tough in the rest of the country.

Going broke slower. Those three words sum up what happened in the U.S. this week and explain why stock markets keep falling and gold keeps rising.

Understanding how the internet affects traditional businesses seems to be a young person’s game.

Champagne corks will be popping in Kalgoorlie next week as delegates gather for the annual Diggers and Dealers forum – but not anywhere else.

Government intervention in markets rarely has a positive long-term effect on the economy.