The Coalition has announced it will oppose the government's bill to limit the number of international students able to enrol from next year, just weeks out from when the caps were meant to come into force.

Australia is being urged to heed the lessons of Spain's devastating floods and make sure that warning systems and emergency response capabilities are up to tackling disasters that are becoming more frequent and more intense.

The fate of government plans to cap international student enrolments from the start of next year hangs in the balance, with the Coalition yet to announce their support with two sitting weeks left in the year.

Jon Jones retained the UFC heavyweight championship and then seconds later credited the US president-elect as the crowd broke into vociferous USA chants.

Just weeks after completing her final exams, Lucy Hamilton set a new WBBL record while her closest friends partied it up at schoolies.