BHP called into line on WA royalties – The Fin; State public service is 'hostile to change' – The West; Steel makers play the blame game – The Fin; Cockburn Cement wins appeal over licence – The West; OECD warns of global downturn – The Aus
Red tape 'cools China zeal' – The West; Business warns IR reform crucial – The Fin; Labor's Future Fund withdrawal – The Aus; Renewables at risk from cuts – The Fin; Barnett threat to Griffin exports – The Aus
Decades of wealth from boom – The Aus; Key MPs plan rival tax forum – The Fin; Rio gets state waiver in $292m Pilbara water deal – The West; Strikes ban gives peace to projects – The Aus; Last-minute bid to oust Lord Mayor – The West
Apart from Adelaide roots, Julia Gillard and Rupert Murdoch share something else in common; they are living examples of crisis management - with one doing it well, and the other not.
Australia might have a two-speed economy today, but when interest rates rise again next month only one half will be moving. The other half will be dead.
Premier Colin Barnett has used Prime Minister Julia Gillard's announcement that the government would review the distribution of revenue from the goods and services tax to push his idea of a GST 'floor' of 75 cents.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has used her first day in Perth to highlight the benefits to Western Australian small businesses the National Broadband Network will bring.
