Opinion

OPINION: The fact it is cheaper to settle a legal claim than fight it in the courts has opened up a new world of litigation online.

OPINION: Bunnings is running two contrary strategies in Australia and the UK as it takes an offensive defensive posture against Amazon.

OPINION: The importance of cybersecurity in the financial services sector is being reflected in the growing number of related capital raisings and listings.

OPINION: The government is finding out the argument that ‘it’s the Liberals’ fault’ will only hold for so long.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss BHP expansion, EPA decisions, renewable projects, Rising Stars, and BN Awards.

OPINION: Sales activity expanded over the week, with Reiwa members reporting an increase in weekly sales to 657.

OPINION: Amid all the hype about blockchains, one major issue is finding the best use for the technology.

OPINION: Those among us who are unfamiliar with the term ‘collateral damage’ are about to learn its meaning first hand, because it is what we have become – innocent victims of bad governance across Australia.

In this Business News podcast Dan Wilkie and Mark Beyer discuss the state budget, fees and charges, skilled migration, the outlook for Perth property, new mining projects, the roadhouse blues, and indigenous business.

OPINION: Everyday Aussies feel gypped when big business doesn’t seem to pay its ‘fair’ share of the tax burden, which may help explain the attraction of the cash economy.

OPINION: A slide in the value of the $A against the greenback could be a positive for gold. 

OPINION: The government seems to be having a bet each way in terms of privatising its revenue-generating assets.

OPINION: The formation of the Put Western Australia First Party has raised the stakes over tax reform, with the Liberals and Labor on notice that Senate seats may come under threat unless something tangible is done to resolve the GST impasse.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss resources contracts, unemployment, solar power, BHP, CEO sleepout and apartment developments.

Sales activity expanded over the week, with Reiwa members reporting an increase in weekly sales to 604.

OPINION: The startup sector is rife with opportunities for young women dissatisfied with the corporate career ladder.

OPINION: Western Australia has always been different to the rest of the nation, and not often to its advantage, as the ongoing dispute over the GST demonstrates.

OPINION: If you want to know how good you really are, be your own customer and find out.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the Access Economics report, mining development activity, WA’s civil infrastructure projects …. and BN’s new CEO. 

OPINION: The boom-bust economy is a function of the business sector’s behavioural patterns interacting with the economic cycle.

OPINION: More fluid, transportable working arrangements are finding their echo in the domiciles of a growing number of independent professionals.

OPINION: Rural exports are on an upward curve, which is good news for the bush and investors in the agribusiness sector.

OPINION: If a problem is complex, don’t try a simple solution, and maybe hand out a teddy or two, Perth author Paul Culmsee says.

OPINION: While good relations between government and the private sector are important, Mark McGowan will be keen to avoid being seen as too close to business.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Dan Wilkie discuss builder collapses, Wesfarmers leadership, CEO salaries, distilleries and breweries.

OPINION: Sales activity was up over the week, with Reiwa members reporting an increase in weekly sales to 592.

OPINION: That the federal government has gone missing after previously stating enthusiastic support for the tech sector is a massive failure of vision.

OPINION: More does not always mean better. This fact of life, told by generations of mothers to their children, is something Australia’s banks are discovering as they fight to defend their handsome profits from the latest tax raid.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Dan Wilkie discuss Forrest’s donation, Midland Gate expansion, investing in man caves and ICT for small business. 

OPINION: Australia is becoming increasingly vulnerable to global, and local, economic shocks.

OPINION: Building relationships is a key element in the process of securing a strong portfolio of sales.

OPINION: A failure to stick to their core competencies has led to significant disruption for businesses and organisations economy-wide.