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Australia should consider the importance of US investment alongside trade with China when weighing its economic relationships, according to Washington's top diplomat in Canberra.

Predominantly a Chinese phenomenon, Singles Day is breaking sales records and heading here.

Budget clothing retailer Best & Less Group has claimed sales growth of 13.5 per cent for its full-year as its owners investigate expanding and listing on the Australian share market.

The powerful construction and maritime union could soon split from its manufacturing, mining and energy divisions under draft laws set to sail through federal parliament.

ASX-listed Macmahon Holdings has secured a $250 million mining contract in Queensland and gained a $20 million extension in works in WA.

Fortescue Metals Group has officially opened its Eliwana iron ore mine in the Pilbara, in the same week the commodity's price reached a new high of $US146 per tonne.

Google and Facebook face $10 million fines if they don't follow the rules of Australia's proposed media code to ensure they pay for news.

Property group Hesperia has appointed PACT Construction as the building partner for its $65 million Victoria House project in Shenton Park.

Decision time is looming as iron ore majors seek to lift export capacity.

Nickel miner IGO has announced a transformational deal to buy 49 per cent of Tianqi Lithium, giving it a minority stake in both the Greenbushes lithium mine and the Kwinana lithium refinery.

Trade bans spread to lamb exporters.

Gary Dempsey Developments has lodged plans for a nine-storey apartment project along Cottesloe's popular Marine Parade strip.

Australia is extending a ban on cruise ships by another three months, concerned the risk of coronavirus is still too high.

Investors in the Australian share market have notched a sixth consecutive session of gains, albeit not by much, after mixed leads from the US.

Andrew Forrest's Tattarang is set to invest more than $15 million in Toronto-listed Noront Resources.

Jetstar will restart direct flights between Melbourne and Margaret River in March, one year after the COVID-19 pandemic had iced the route.

APA Group has been contracted by the owners of the Gruyere goldmine in Western Australia to install a renewable energy microgrid.

Few of us consider the privileges we enjoy as Australians and the cost to others of maintaining them.

Facebook and Google will be forced to negotiate with major Australian media organisations on how much they pay for news content on their platforms.

Valmec has won a major asset services contract, while Centurion has secured mine site works in Queensland and Decmil has been named preferred contractor for a Victorian rail project.

WA arts organisations are engaging young professionals in philanthropy.

Sean L'Estrange has been elevated to the role of shadow treasurer, replacing Dean Nalder ahead of the state election.

After more than a decade at 235 St Georges Terrace, property group Hawaiian will shift to its new purpose-built CBD headquarters in early 2021.

Woodside Petroleum has announced Peter Coleman will retire as chief executive before the end of next year, with three internal candidates likely to be in contention for the role.

Australia must look to Japan and Indonesia in order to manage its relationship with China, writes Ross Taylor.

WA-based internet provider Pentanet plugs in $66m float

The Housing Industry Forecasting Group has reviewed its dwelling commencement predictions for Western Australia to 18,500 dwellings across 2020-21.

A planned pipeline fabrication facility near Exmouth has been cancelled months after a ministerial decision to launch a special review into developments in the area.

Australia's farm production is tipped to hit $65 billion on the back of a bumper harvest while exports are expected to fall amid ongoing trade tensions with China.

The list of Australians stranded overseas has continued to grow, with 39,000 people now keen to return as coronavirus bites across swathes of the globe.

OP Properties' $20 million proposal to create a carbon-neutral apartment complex in Fremantle has been given the green light.

Iron ore miners have powered the Australian share market higher, however strong Chinese demand for the commodity could still hit a snag according to an analyst.