1 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: Today's biggest news from The Australian. I'm Christan Amiot, but 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 1: the Front's afternoon headlines. US President Donald Trump has downplayed 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: tensions with NATO leaders during a press conference marking the 4 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: first anniversary of his return to the presidency. He said 5 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: they'll work something out, but didn't rule out a possible 6 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: military invasion of Greenland. A consequence of your determination to 7 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: take control of Greenland is the ultimate breakup of the 8 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 1: NATO alliance. Is that a price you're willing to pay? 9 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 2: So I think something's going to happen that's going to 10 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 2: be very good for everybody. I think that we will 11 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 2: work something out where NATO's going to be very happy 12 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 2: and where we're going to be very happy. 13 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: Trump will this week come face to face with European 14 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: leaders at a meeting of the World Economic Forum in 15 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: Davos in Switzerland. They've accused him of threatening the global 16 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: order over his plan to buy or acquire the Danish territory. 17 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: He says America needs to take control of Greenland to 18 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: ward off China and Russia, and he's threatened to punish 19 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: European allies who resist with tariffs, but leaders of the 20 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: affected countries say his plan is unnecessary and potentially dangerous. 21 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 1: National senators who crossed the floor to vote against the 22 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 1: government's hate crimes legislation are waiting to learn their fate. 23 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 1: Front benches Ross Cadell, Susan MacDonald and Bridget mackenzie voted 24 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: against the bill in a break from Coalition solidarity. Kadell 25 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: told The Australian on Wednesday he's prepared to accept the 26 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: outcome arrived at by Coalition leadership, including being asked to resign. 27 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: Liberal leader Susan Lee and her National's counterpart David Little 28 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: Proud convened an early morning meeting on Wednesday to discuss 29 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: the matter, with Coalition MPs agreeing it's a leadership test 30 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: for both. The bill passed the Senate without the National 31 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: support late on Tuesday, but racial vilification laws recommended by 32 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: Special Void to combat anti Semitism Gillian Siegel didn't get up. 33 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: Prime Minister Anthony Albanezi on Wednesday morning downplayed a future 34 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: push to pass the racial vilification laws and place the 35 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: blame for their failure firmly on the Coalition. David Beckham 36 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: has responded after his son Brooklyn accused him and his 37 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: wife Victoria of trying to ruin Brooklyn's marriage. He told 38 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: CNBC's Squawkbox program, it's all a big misunderstanding. They make mistakes. 39 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 2: Children are allowed to make mistakes. 40 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 1: That's how they learn. So that's what I try to 41 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 1: teach my kids. 42 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 2: But you know, you have. 43 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: To sometimes let them make those mistakes as well. Twenty 44 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: six year old Brooklyn claimed in a lengthy Instagram post 45 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: on Tuesday he has no interest in reconciling with his 46 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: famous parents, accusing them of sabotaging his wedding and launching 47 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: a press campaign against him. Check out those stories live 48 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 1: right now at the Australian dot com dot a U 49 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: and come back to the front first thing in the morning.