Opinion

Having managed the virus well so far, WA needs to recalibrate its plan to re-engage with the world or be left as an outlier.

Now is not the time to be timid; it is the time to be bold.

A new agreement between Australia and Japan is a positive step towards ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Political correctness has no doubt been beneficial for society, but universities can help ensure common sense isn’t thrown out the window.

It’s hard to overlook the eye-watering prices Perth residents have been paying at the petrol pump in recent weeks, writes Silvia Salazar.

Carbon capture utilisation and storage technology is one of several moving parts in Australia’s low emissions future.

The businesses that dominate the unlisted landscape are very different from 20 years ago.

The decision to keep WA’s border closed is likely welcomed by meat processors, given workforce constraints in the east due to Omicron.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss market volatility, what WA needs, workplace harrassment, Kevin Gallagher, MG Kailis, COVID concerns, supply chain dramas, the legal sector and rare earths.

An aged care sector already in crisis faces an even greater challenge to deal with an Omicron outbreak in WA.

A rare, once-discarded element prevalent in the Goldfields highlights a cautionary tale about exotic minerals.

The waning protection offered by boosters may force the premier’s hand.

Anonymous online student surveys are delivering some unwelcome responses.

All parties in the defence sector are invested in improving the procurement process to ensure more agile delivery for the ADF.

Putting aside inevitable COVID-19 wildcards, all indicators point to the Western Australian labour market leading the country in 2022.

ESG has evolved over decades and some businesses may struggle to get up to speed with its requirements.

Let’s use this moment to solve new and old issues.

A shift in focus to cattle in NZ provides an opportunity for Australian sheep producers.

A re-run of the GFC could be brewing in China’s property sector.

The public’s enthusiasm for the Big Bash is waning.

The opposition has plenty to do before it considers a return to the government benches.

A new education lobby group aims to highlight the views of those who sit outside the university management arena.

In partnership with the US, the Australian Defence Force will have a key role to play in the Indo-Pacific region.

The mask mandate may have taken some of the edge off consumer activity in WA over the Christmas season, but retail spending to the end of 2021 appears to have remained strong.

There must be more to border management than keeping WA’s mining operations going, writes Brent Fleeton.

With about 18 per cent of Australia’s emissions from transport, the lack of leadership on a shift to electric vehicles is noteworthy.

Asking to return JobKeeper funds is not simply a question of morality.

Competition between carmakers to boost their fleets of EVs spells good news for WA’s lithium sector.

The federal government is manoeuvring to reduce the NDIS to simply another dysfunctional welfare program.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the border reopening, cabinet reshuffle, economic updates, coastal developments, royalties windfall and workplace safety.

Recent state final demand data shows that Western Australia’s domestic economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the September quarter.

Momentum is building for a local hydrogen industry, but much work remains to bring it to reality.