Opinion

Young political up-and-comers, and their mentors, should hasten slowly to avoid disaster.

Until a few weeks ago, Australia's 20,000 investment advisers and their associates in stock broking firms and banks probably thought they had jobs for life; but that was before the Commonwealth Bank advisers' scandal and the latest threat – internet-powered advice.

Tony Abbott may believe 2014 has been a year of achievement for his government, but its legislative shortcomings are all-too apparent.

Many businesses are just starting to realise just how important that statement is. For example, Coles is currently paying a high price for not having a fully accessible website.

The FTA with China will provide some exciting prospects for WA businesses.

When the times were good we could afford to ignore some of our self-imposed economic shackles.

London may seem like an odd place to be picking over the entrails of the world's resources industries, but the title of the Mines and Money conference says it all, really.

Two point five per cent. Say it quickly and it doesn't sound like much.

CEO Salary Survey – who has a million dollar pay packet this year? Plus Mt Gibson, iron ore, congestion, and Curtin's expansion

The government has thrown out an early marker for the 2017 state election.

It is probably foolish to suggest that some of Australia's richest people are making a mistake by investing in the latest banking fad – peer-to-peer lending.

This week's reported sales remained stable after a spike in mid-November.

The slump in iron ore royalties is going to hurt the state's already parlous budget position.

The FTA with China will provide some exciting prospects for WA businesses.

Your success depends on the input of many other people, so it pays to acknowledge them from time to time.

Gina Rinehart has shown the dogged determination of an entrepreneur to develop the Roy Hill iron ore project.

The stubbornly high currency is widely expected to slide below US70 cents, with upside for some sectors and pain for others.

Export growth has helped lift Western Australia's economic performance above budget expectations, with gross state product up nearly 5.5 per cent in real terms over the 12 months to June 30, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

In this week's Podcast, Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer talk to James Lush about the tough times in the iron ore sector, the good news in the private equity market and more.

Colin Barnett hopes his capital works program will one day be seen in the same light as those of WA political giants, Charles Court and John Forrest.

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries may not be dead, but it is on life support – a status that contains a mixed message for Western Australia, as part of the state's economy will benefit from potentially lower fuel prices while another part will likely be damaged.

All the numbers were a bit more subdued this week with sales coming off last week's peak and listings growth slowing.

A lobby group argues WA's central position in the increasingly important Pacific and Indian regions must be key to defence planning.

Oil's role in current geopolitical plays may have an effect on some of Australia's massive LNG projects.

A healthy body and mind go a long way to achieving your success in sales.

The learned professors behind deregulation recommendations for the state's taxi industry were cautious not to go too far.

The iron ore majors' move to flood the market may see off their small rivals, but a bigger opponent looms large.

This is a speech delivered by Gina Rinehart at the Mining and Related Industry Awards lunch in Darwin.

In this week's Podcast, Mark Pownall, Mark Beyer and Saskia Pickles join James Lush to discuss Aldi's move into Perth, regulatory reforms in the building, liquor, taxi and potato industries, the record turnout at Wesfarmers' centenary AGM, the state of the trucking and transport industry, and growing investment in cosmetic medicine in Perth.

WA potatoes grow in a unique regulatory climate.

The government has thrown out an early marker for the 2017 state election.

It's not easy to feel sympathy for Perth's super-rich as they watch their fortunes shrink, but the problems of Gina Rinehart, Andrew Forrest, Kerry Stokes, Angela Bennett and Stan Perron are a powerful pointer to the problems facing everyone in Western Australia.