Donald Trump's threat to ignite global trade wars has China seeking to capitalise, particularly in nations that might have previously looked north to the United States for economic support.

Organisers of the You & Me Festival, scheduled to take place in WA over the Christmas holidays, have blamed low ticket sales, high insurance and the last minute withdrawal of an international headliner for the event's cancellation.

The NT government has appointed a former Inpex boss as the first 'Territory Coordinator' in a bid to fast-track private investment. But critics have raised concerns that environmental safeguards will be "sidestepped".

Tokyo Metropolitan Police allege the man used his fingernails to carve five letters into the pillar of a torii gate at the popular tourist attraction.

The peak body for urban developers says it takes twice as long to build residential apartments in Queensland as it calls for a "reset" of workforce productivity.