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A growing number of Government backbenchers are questioning Australia's commitment to the Paris Agreement. They're calling on the Prime Minister to review the nation's position and look at drawing up a revised deal with other nations. However Malcolm Turnbull doesn't appear open to any changes.

China is playing down the idea that it will claim leadership on climate change, despite disbelief in Beijing that the US would voluntarily leave the Paris Accord. China's leaders say Donald Trump's move wont change Beijing's plans to peak its carbon emissions by 2030. Analysts say the US reversal could help China further dominate the renewable energy industry.

There's widespread disappointment among small Pacific countries after President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Agreement. Low-lying nations like Kiribati, Marshall Islands and Tuvalu are already dealing with changing weather patterns, coastal erosion and salt water inundation. Their leaders say Trump's move is the act of a selfish bully that ignores the threat posed to their very survival. But they remain hopeful the fight to reduce the impacts of climate change will continue without American leadership.

Global governance experts say Donald Trump's refusal to sign the Paris Climate Agreement undermines America's economic leadership. Trump argues that there's a negative economic impact of the accord, calling it a 'bad deal' for America. But researchers say the economic cost of walking away from the deal far outweigh the benefits.

In an attack that the Philippine National Police Chief says was motivated by robbery, a lone gunman has entered a casino resort at midnight and started shooting and setting gaming tables alight. The gunman took his own life. There are reports that Islamic State is claiming responsibility as a terrorist attack, but that is being dismissed by the police.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is in Singapore to speak to the region's defence ministers, who have a few big problems to tackle, like north Korean aggression and terrorism in the Philippines.

Former New South Wales Labor minister Ian Macdonald will join his disgraced ex-parliamentary colleague Eddie Obeid behind bars after being sentenced to a decade in jail for misconduct in public office. Macdonald is the state's second former parliamentarian to be imprisoned for misconduct in public office, after Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid was jailed last December.

Fans of the prolific fantasy author JRR Tolkien are gearing up for a new glimpse into the magical universe he created. Written more than 100 years ago, but only just published, Beren and Luthien, is a book about forbidden love and an almost impossible quest.

Australian retailers are confident they can survive the impending arrival of Amazon, with many claiming they can maintain cheaper prices than the global e-commerce giant. Amazon does, however, have other advantages thanks to its size and technological focus.

More than 2.8 million people in Bangladesh have been affected by Cyclone Mora, according to initial reports by aid agency Save the Children. It also estimates that almost half of those are children. The category one cyclone hit earlier in the week, after dumping monsoon rains and causing floods and landslides in Sri Lanka.