Radio National Breakfast

The prime minister of Greenland has welcomed the US President Donald Trump's decision to pare back his threats to take over Greenland.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Mr Trump suggested a deal was in sight, after walking back threats of tariffs against countries opposing a US acquisition of the Danish territory. He also ruled out using military force to take over Greenland.

Donald Trump says the focus is now on defending the Arctic, a missile defence system and access to critical minerals - while curbing the influence of Russia and China in the region.

• Guest: Ida Auken, Danish MP, in the ruling Social Democrats party, and a former Environment Minister
• Producer: Anne Barker & Pip Cook

The recent blast of scorching temperatures across eastern Australia has served as a reminder of the risks extreme heat pose to the community.

World Weather Attribution - an academic collaboration of climate scientists - says heat waves can now be expected every five years on average - rather than four times a century, as used to be the case.

• GUEST: Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Professor of Climate Science at the Australian National University
• PRODUCER: Sally-Anne Young

European leaders are holding emergency talks in Brussels just a day after US President Donald Trump ruled out imposing tariffs on European nations or using military force to take over Greenland.  

In a press conference overnight, Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the territory is open to talks with the United States, but sovereignty remains a red line.  

• GUEST: General Sir Richard Shirreff, former NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander in Europe
• PRODUCER: Pip Cook

The US military is transferring up to seven-thousand Islamic State detainees from north-eastern Syria to Iraq.

It comes after Syrian government forces took control of vast areas of the country's north - which Kurdish-led militia long controlled.

Former US envoy to Syria, Joel Rayburn, begins this interview responding to an earlier interview with Sir Richard Shirreff about the future of NATO. 

• Guest: Joel Rayburn, Senior fellow at Hudson Institute's Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East and former US envoy to Syria
• Producer: Pip Cook

We take you through the timeline of the second Coalition split since the election.

And we ask what role One Nation may have played in pressuring the Nationals, and whether more members may move to the conservative party. Former Nationals leader and One Nation convert is our guest. 

Then, US President Donald Trump is dropping plans to add a 10 per cent tariff on goods from eight European countries over their opposition to his push to acquire Greenland. Treasurer Jim Chalmers shares the government's reaction. 

Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.

How do you live when your child is dying?  

Palliative care is often essential for families living through the unimaginable. 

But in Victoria, before paediatrician Jenny Hynson came into the picture, such a specialist service didn't exist for children.  

Today it's a very different story. 

If this conversation raises any issues for you, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Guest: Clinical Associate Professor Jenny Hynson, former head of the Victorian Paediatric Palliative Care Program, founding member of the Children's Bioethics Centre at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne

Related: Changing Australia also spoke with Ella Stratton, founder of the HAS Foundation after the loss of her 12-year-old son Hunter.

The future of the federal Coalition is in the balance this morning, after all 11 National party shadow ministers resigned from their positions yesterday.

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley says she urged the Nationals not to walk away from the Coalition, calling the resignations "unnecessary" and urging them to "reconsider".

Barnaby Joyce quit the Nationals in November, citing irreconcilably differences.

• GUEST: Barnaby Joyce, One Nation MP for New England. 

Today the Australian flag will be flown at half mast, as the nation marks a day of mourning in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

• GUEST: Allegra Spender, Independent MP for Wentworth
• PRODUCERS: Katie McAllister and Eleni Psaltis 

The Coalition is on the brink this morning, after National Party senators and MP's resigned en masse from the opposition front bench.

Three senators tendered their resignation for breaking shadow cabinet solidarity and opposing the government's hate speech legislation.

By the end of the day 11 National party shadow ministers resigned from their positions, with the future of the Liberal-National alliance now in question.

• GUEST: Colin Boyce, Liberal National Party Member for Flynn in Queensland

A new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development says Australia's economy is recovering after experiencing a slowdown in recent years. 

The OECD's Economic Survey of Australia says reform is needed to "raise productivity growth, improve housing affordability and facilitate the energy transition."

• Guest: Jim Chalmers, Treasurer 
• Producer: Isadora Bogle