Opinion

As an election year approaches, Colin Barnett finds himself nursing a headache despite not having done the drinking.

Voters should be wary of Labor's plan to close a costly waste facility as it eyes two marginal seats.

Competition in the retail sector is getting tougher as marketing and technology merge, with smaller businesses likely to be left behind.

The upheavals in the iron ore sector dominated news in 2012 but our readers were also keen to hear about mining magnates, real estate, new hotels and one particular barrister.

Factions aren’t at the heart of Labor’s problem but rather the failure to allow for dissenting votes.

IT seems society is loosening up; the internet, music, movies, book titles, TV, and texting have created an ‘openness revolution’ not matched since the 1960s.

FORMER US president Hany S Truman is famously quoted as having said “The buck stops here”, and I’ve seen this quote (and others similar) framed and up on many a CEO’s office wall.

A Minerals Council policy paper sets out the steps for Australia to harness its commodities exports for the long and sustainable haul.

Troy Buswell might have made a few bad personal decisions in recent years but he is absolutely correct in refusing to surrender control of Western Australia’s ability to apply mining royalties to C

Everyone wins when staff are able to stay motivated until the Christmas break.

Coalition governments are happier to contract out responsibility for the running of government-financed hospitals like Peel because they believe it represents better value for taxpayers.

The state’s regulated taxi system could prove a lot easier to unwind than Victoria’s entrenched sector.

The herd mentality means we could be seeing more ‘all-business’ conglomerates.

Common sense is often forgotten when the topics of Chinese investment and farming get discussed.

Are Australian journalists too chummy with politicians to go hard at the big stories?

ZIG Ziglar, the iconic motivational speaker of our time, passed away November 28 2012. In his honour, I am updating an article I wrote in 1992 after meeting him for the first, time.

CHRISTMAS is a favourite time of the year for many, business owners included.

THE number of job-ready New Zealanders heading to Australia jumped this year, with many of them bound for Western Australia.

Most investors are not stupid, but if you follow the trail of money they leave there does seem to be an awful lot who just don’t think about where they park their hard-earned savings – and that cou

It may have been ugly, but the bitterness that dominated federal parliament this year has set the tone for 2013.

Recent financial scandals make it clear the union movement must be more accountable.

Cheap energy in the US is hurting European manufacturers, as some local retailers struggle to counter online sales.

Local businesses wanting to tap into the resources sector have not missed their chance, but the future will not be as easy as it once was for contractors and suppliers to the big projects.

It’s often said that politics is theatre, but it seems two recent party leaders have missed their true calling.

HUNKERING down in year-end strategic planning sessions, you and your team are probably thinking hard about what’s next for the economy and how that will affect your business.

WITH year’s end approaching there is precious little time to develop a business plan so that you hit the ground running in January, instead of continuing the same strategies that may not have been

Wishful thinking, or is there really a change for good blowing through the global economy?

Labor’s John Kobelke has called on both sides of politics to help ensure the billions invested in capital works projects are spent wisely.

Perth is clearly much more than a mining town and we need to determine exactly what it looks like now.

Winners can quickly become losers in the event of a depreciating currency.

The story of three fascinating enterprises operating in the Great Southern should provide inspiration and encouragement for business owners across the state.

Labor would have avoided a lot of political turmoil if it had, not once, but twice rejected Kim Beazley.