Politics & the Economy

Stability must follow election

Peter Kennedy

17 May 2019

OPINION: The musical chairs of PMs over the past decade must stop in the interests of the nation

Quality call in message to India

Matt Mckenzie

16 May 2019

No market has more growth potential for Australia than India, says former Department of Foreign Affairs secretary Peter Varghese.

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA

Export focus for development commission

Matt Mckenzie

15 May 2019

The South West Development Commission has won a $400,000 contract to deliver the federal government’s Tradestart service in the southern parts of Western Australia.

UnionsWA

WA wage growth lags nation

Matt Mckenzie

15 May 2019

Wage growth in Western Australia has again come in at the lowest level in the nation in the year to March, prompting UnionsWA to call for workplace reform.

Carnegie Clean Energy

Beware the billions for businesses

Matt Mckenzie

13 May 2019

Opinion: While politicians are showering favoured industries in cash this federal election, voters should remember the recent train wreck of Carnegie Clean Energy as a reminder that subsidies for businesses can flop badly.

Department of Treasury

Treasury expects quick fall in iron ore price

Mark Beyer

09 May 2019

WA BUDGET: WA Treasury has revised its forecasting methodology for iron ore prices to assume that prices fall away quickly from the current inflated levels, which have provided a large boost to government coffers.

Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research

$52m extra for medical research

Mark Beyer

09 May 2019

WA BUDGET: Medical research has received a substantial boost in the state budget, with the government allocating a further $52 million to its Future Health Research and Innovation Fund over three years.

Landgate

TAB, Landgate sales moving

Matt Mckenzie

09 May 2019

WA BUDGET: There are at least two parties interested in buying the TAB, with the state government committing to put part of the money raised towards replacing King Edward Memorial Hospital.

Department of Treasury

GST fix helps state into surplus

Matt Mckenzie

09 May 2019

WA BUDGET: Federal infrastructure grants and reform of the GST have helped the state government project a $1.5 billion operating surplus in the upcoming financial year, although funding for the Ellenbrook rail line is largely absent.

WA’s jobless rate could go higher

Tim Treadgold

07 May 2019

OPINION: The stubbornly high level of unemployment – despite a stronger economy – has many worried, particularly as new mining technologies increasingly cut into workforces.

Who will champion WA in Canberra?

Peter Kennedy

03 May 2019

OPINION: Outlying states need their MPs to step up, but ministerial experience on both sides is a bit thin this time around.

Woodside Petroleum

Coleman's carbon concerns continue

Matt Mckenzie

03 May 2019

The federal Labor opposition needs to lock down the details of its emissions policy before the impact will be clear, according to Woodside chief executive Peter Coleman, but the ability to buy international offsets will be key to keeping the cost of carbon reduction low.

University of Western Australia

Barnett, Lawrences on thinktank board

Matt Mckenzie

02 May 2019

Colin Barnett, Carmen Lawrence and Jennifer Lawrence are among the high profile names appointed to the UWA Public Policy Institute’s international advisory board today.

$60m biomass, solar plans for Collie axed

Business News AAP

02 May 2019

Govermment funds earmarked for a biomass energy plant and solar farm at Collie have been transferred to a new $60 million job creation fund that aims to create a long-term future for the town as coal mining winds down in coming years.

Aldi

ALDI says it contributed $139m to WA

Adrian Rauso

02 May 2019

A report commissioned by ALDI has found the German supermarket giant contributed over $139 million to Western Australia’s economy in 2018.

Deloitte

Reports signal hope for WA economy

Madeleine Stephens

29 Apr 2019

Western Australia's economy has been performing well below its long-term average but is showing signs of increasing economic momentum with growing exports and $73 billion of projects underway or under consideration, according to two new reports.

Citibank

Election winner faces tough calls on economy

Tim Treadgold

29 Apr 2019

OPINION: Muffled by the drumbeat of election campaigning as Australia heads towards its May 18 poll is a more sinister noise, demands for a big cut in interest rates, or the dumping of “helicopter” cash on the community – or both.

Association of Mining & Exploration Companies

Leaders make WA pledges ahead of debate

Adrian Rauso AAP

29 Apr 2019

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has promised 1000 shipbuilding jobs at Henderson, and opposition leader Bill Shorten has pledged $75 million towards mining exploration, ahead of their debate tonight in Perth.

Environmental Protection Authority

Minister questioned over WA mine approval

Business News AAP

26 Apr 2019

Federal Labor is calling on Environment Minister Melissa Price to explain why she approved a controversial uranium mine in Western Australia the day before the national election was called.

Public Transport Authority of WA

Friend or threat – looking at the heart of Huawei

Matt Mckenzie

23 Apr 2019

Debate around the selection of Huawei to roll out the communications network for Metronet is just an example close to home of how the western world is grappling with the rise of the Chinese company as a technology powerhouse.

Department of Jobs Tourism Science and Innovation

South Korea next for trade pact

Matt Mckenzie

23 Apr 2019

South Korea should join Australia and 10 other nations in the second generation Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to Perth USAsia Centre chief executive Gordon Flake.