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There are no guarantees boosted unemployment benefits will be extended beyond March as unemployment figures improve.

Scott Morrison is confident premiers won't rush to close state borders again as NSW authorities race to solve the puzzle created by five new cases of coronavirus.

New wave of projects tipped to drive record job opportunities

Premier Mark McGowan is awaiting advice from health experts before making any travel restriction decisions, after a Sydney airport worker tested positive to COVID-19.

Investors on the ASX have enjoyed a broad-based rally, helped by miners, following optimism in the US that economic stimulus may finally be delivered.

Stadium of ire costs taxpayers

Miners have pulled the ASX lower following China's ban on Australian coal, as the industry hopes iron ore avoids a similar fate.

China's industrial output grew in line with expectations in November, expanding for the eighth straight month as the economic recovery gathered pace and global demand picked up.

Two-way NZ bubble by March

A national coronavirus vaccine rollout is anticipated for early next year.

Investors have helped deliver gains to Australia's share market, along with most Asian markets, and may be looking to a rosier future since the US approved a coronavirus vaccine.

WA economy now firing on all cylinders

ASX investors had a sixth consecutive week of gains, but the benefit was minor, as an analyst wondered whether bank shares had become too expensive.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia will tighten rules for diplomats and air crews arriving in the country during the coronavirus pandemic.

Palmer claims Premier had ‘attack plan'

A run of seven consecutive sessions of gains came to an end for the ASX as all industry sectors finished lower after a poor US lead.

Australian iron ore will underpin China: Fortescue

Australia's share market delivered gains for the seventh consecutive session but an investment strategist did not think the `Santa Claus rally' investors crave will eventuate.

Trade bans spread to lamb exporters.

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

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

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.

China's CITIC, Palmer in billion-tonne battle

Investors have enjoyed a fifth consecutive week of gains on the share market, but returns are becoming limited and a climbing Aussie dollar could pose trouble.

Tianqi 0-2 in $32m battle

Miners have surged on the Australian share market after developments that bode well for iron ore and coal exporters, with the main indices closing higher.

Perth's DRA Global in float fever queue

Australia's emergence from recession has prompted investors to revise projections and sell bonds and stocks, before the ASX finished little changed.

Borders open but warning stays

ASX investors have started the month with gains after a broad-based rally, as Australia prepares to exit recession when GDP data is published on Wednesday.

Lithium miners get relief

Thousands of Australian troops who served in Afghanistan might not have their meritorious unit citations revoked.