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- The Coalition faces another split as all Nationals MPs resign from the shadow cabinet;
- Donald Trump says he won't take Greenland by force, in a speech to world leaders;
- Alex de Minaur advances to the Australian Open's third round.
The Liberals and Nationals are on the brink of their second divorce in eight months.
The Nationals Party held an emergency meeting last night after Coalition leader Sussan Ley accepted the resignations of Ross Cadell, Bridget McKenzie and Susan McDonald.
Another eight Nationals MPs, including Nationals leader David Littleproud, have resigned from shadow cabinet in solidarity - resignations Opposition Leader has refused to accept.
In a statement, Ms Ley has said she's spoken to David Littleproud on Wednesday evening, and strongly urged him not to walk away from the Coalition.
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Today is the the National Day of Mourning for the 15 victims of the Bondi terror attack in December.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says flags will be flown at half-mast on Thursday and national institutions in Canberra and Sydney will be illuminated.
Waverley council, which covers the eastern beaches suburbs of Sydney including Bondi, has promised to focus on light over darkness, in the spirit of the Jewish community that gathered on the 14th of December to celebrate Hannukah.
Waverley Mayor Will Nemesh says the community will stay strong.
"Bondi is a resilient and tight-knit community, where locals support each other through the good times and the bad. More than ever, we have seen that spirit in the wake of this tragedy. Acts of terror are designed to fracture communities and spread division, fear and mistrust. In response, our community has stood firmly together with compassion, dignity and resolve."
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Federal government frontbencher Murray Watt says he's disappointed by Queensland Premier David Crisafulli's decision to reject a national gun buyback scheme following the Bondi Beach mass shooting.
Queensland's Liberal-National government confirmed it would not support the scheme, just hours after the Albanese government's gun reform bill passed federal parliament.
Mr Crisafulli argues the scheme doesn't address antisemitism and hate, and it doesn't focus on keeping guns out of the hands of criminals.
But Senator Watt says he has a responsibility to enact the measures.
"I think it's disappointing and disingenuous of Premier Crisafulli to walk away from commitments that he made at a national cabinet meeting straight after the Bondi incident. We know that Queensland has the second highest number of firearms of any state or territory in the country so there is a responsibility for leaders in Queensland to do something not only about the motivations of the killers at Bondi but also the method they used."
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Donald Trump has reiterated his desire for control of Greenland during his speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos.
The United States President says he is taking steps to negotiate a takeover and has ruled out the use of force in order to achieve his goal.
Mr Trump has also taken a wider hectoring tone in his remarks.
He's chastised the United States' European allies for what he has called their insolence, disloyalty and policy missteps in areas ranging from immigration and geopolitics, to the environment and wind power.
"There are windmills all over Europe. There are windmills all over the place, and they are losers. One thing I've noticed is that the more windmills a country has, the more money that country loses and the worse that country is doing.”
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Spain's biggest train drivers' union has called for a nationwide strike to demand assurances for safety, after two train accidents in less than a week that have killed at least 43 people.
The union says it is demanding criminal liability for those responsible for ensuring safety of railway infrastructure.
Rescue efforts are still ongoing for a train crash in the country's south that killed 42 people.
A commuter train derailed on Wednesday, killing the driver after a retaining wall collapsed onto the track during heavy rain near Barcelona.
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To sport and in tennis news,
Australia's Alex de Minaur has made it to the third round at the Australian Open, after defeating Serbian rival Hamad Medjedovic in a tough three-hour game.
Meanwhile Carlos Alcaraz has overcome an early stutter to defeat German Yannick Hanfmann and also move into the third round as he continues his bid for a career Grand Slam at Melbourne Park.
And U-S world number two Coco Gauff has cruised past Olga Danilovic 6-2 6-2 to also progress.
