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Hermit kingdomCommentsPremiumMore WA businesses tipped to follow Wesfarmers east

Wesfarmers decision to shift senior executives to the Eastern States is ‘the tip of the iceberg’, according to shadow health minister Libby Mettam.

Josh Zimmerman

‘Rip the Band-aid off’PremiumFrustrated WA businesses eye east coast relocation

Local businesses say WA’s quarantine restrictions leave them no choice but to switch their headquarters to eastern Australia until the State reopens.

Sean Smith and Adrian Lowe

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opinion
Confusion continuesCommentsPremium
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Government’s unnecessary delays keep businesses guessing

Finally an acknowledgement that close contact definitions will be updated, though we don’t know when, but a lack of clarity on other issues isn’t good enough.

Adrian Lowe

Record hitCommentsPremiumRevealed: The best and worst IPOs of 2021

A bumper year for minerals exploration has pushed WA-based IPOs to the top of the table and outperform others during 2021.

Adrian Lowe

Virus impactWestpac cuts growth forecast amid Omicron

Westpac has cuts its economic growth forecast for the March quarter to zero as a result of the impact from the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Colin Brinsden

Cycle crunchVideoCommentsPrice hike: Record petrol pain a ‘sign of things to come’

First we broke the record for the longest stretch of days over 40 degrees, now Perth is set to smash a record for highest average fuel price in the metropolitan area ever - and it’s a ‘sign of things to come’.

Emily Moulton

Digital overhaulCommentsPremiumThe big change coming for most Aussie businesses

Several years in the making, Australia’s Consumer Data Right is likely to be rolled out to more than just banks. Here’s what businesses should know.

Adrian Lowe

Second-class citizensCommentsPremiumGovernment leaving business ‘in the dark’

Business leaders say they have been left in the dark over plans to reopen the State’s borders after Premier Mark McGowan abandoned plans for February 5.

Adrian Lowe

InflationCity that’s copped biggest price hikes

Aussie drivers have been slugged by record high petrol prices but one city is copping it harder than others from all directions.

Rebecca Le May

RETAILHuge changes afoot for pay options

The hyper-competitive buy now, pay later space is set for more changes, with a leading Australian firm eyeing up the purchase of its US-focused rival.

Alex Druce

Prices upRate rise more likely after inflation jump

The consumer price index rose by a larger than expected 1.3 per cent in the December quarter, lifting the annual rate to 3.5 per cent.

Colin Brinsden

Recovery modeJobless drop helps to steady confidence

.A sharp drop in the unemployment rate has helped lift confidence, but consumers are still concerned about the inflation outlook.

Colin Brinsden

COVID impactsCommentsPremiumWages tipped to climb with WA border closed, experts say

WA bosses are likely to face higher wages while the State’s border remains closed as they struggle to find new employees, experts say.

Adrian Lowe

Guidance needed CommentsPremiumWA businesses call for clarity on close contacts

Desperate small business operators fear being left unable to operate without clear and updated guidance on what constitutes a close contact for coronavirus.

Adrian Lowe

MARKETSBrutal ASX selloff rolls into new week

The Australian sharemarket continued its dire start to the year with mining and technology firms among the hardest hit on Monday.

Alex Druce

Covid-19Why McGowan’s plan won’t work

Senior health experts and others have joined a growing list of critics to Western Australia's controversial hard border.

Angie Raphael

Index tumblesCommentsPremiumOmicron puts private sector in contraction mode

Australia’s private sector shrank for the first time in four months and business confidence dived in response to a surge in COVID-19 cases that also brought employment growth to a halt.

Swati Pandey

Covid‘Unavailable’: Free RAT rollout hits snag

More than six million Australians have become eligible for free RAT kits, but pharmacists have highlighted one big problem.

Ellen Ransley

Call for answersCommentsPremiumWA businesses need quick plan to reopen borders

Premier Mark McGowan will need to give consumers confidence to continue their spending splurge if local businesses are to weather the blow delivered from last week’s border backflip, leading economist says.

Daniel Newell

Still strugglingNew restrictions ‘worse than lockdown’

Restaurants and retailers are facing “lockdown-like conditions” as Omicron continues to rage, fuelling fears some businesses will not survive the wave.

Angie Raphael

On edgeInflation likely to fuel cash rate talk

This week's inflation figures are likely to fuel speculation of a rise in the Reserve Bank of Australia's cash rate this year.

Colin Brinsden

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‘Very prepared’Comments
The West Australian exclusive
WA businesses in limbo without reopening date

Businesses were overwhelmingly ready for the border reopening on February 5, but ‘disappointing’ decision to postpone will leave them guessing: CCIWA.

Adrian Lowe

Business plea CommentsPremiumWA bosses want travel exemptions for the triple-jabbed

WA company bosses are begging the McGowan Government to consider exemptions allowing business managers that are triple dose-vaccinated to travel interstate and internationally.

Danielle Le Messurier

Bewildering decisionCommentsPremiumBusiness leaders ‘incredulous’ about border delay: Goyder

One of WA’s most senior business leaders says industry is “incredulous” about Mark McGowan’s decision to indefinitely delay the reopening of WA’s borders after almost two years of isolation.

Danielle Le Messurier & Sean Smith