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Billboards belonging to a federal politician have been defaced with Nazi symbols.
The billboards in regional New South Wales promote Nationals candidate Sam Farraway.
In a statement, Mr Farraway says far-right extremism and neo-Nazism has no place in Australia - and he hopes the perpetrators "cop the full force of the law".
A spokesperson for New South Wales Police says the incident is being investigated.
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Same-sex couples in Thailand are celebrating a landmark achievement many decades in the making: the legal right to marry.
A marriage equality bill has come into effect, allowing members of the LGBTQ+ community in Thailand to get married and have the same legal rights as heterosexual couples.
To mark the occasion, more than 300 couples have registered to get married over 24 hours.
Thailand's Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra says it is an important milestone.
"I think that it is very important that (people) around the world notice us and know that in this small country we have this kind of thought, we have this kind of support for our people. We all should be proud."
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Twenty-two Democratic-led states and civil rights groups in the United States have filed lawsuits challenging Donald Trump's bid to cancel birthright citizenship.
Donald Trump has made orders for US agencies to refuse to recognise the citizenship of children born in the US, if neither of their parents is a US citizen or legal permanent resident.
The lawsuits argue the executive orders violate the right enshrined in the citizenship clause of the Constitution's 14th Amendment, which states anyone born in the US automatically becomes a citizen.
California's Attorney General Rob Bonta says the orders are un-American.
"It also violates the Immigration and Nationality Act and flouts more than 125 years, a century and a quarter, of long-standing, well-established precedent set by the US Supreme Court. The president has overstepped his authority by a mile and we will hold him accountable."
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A new documentary traces the historic journey of the Yirrkala Bark Petitions - and the return of the fourth petition.
The Yirrkala Bark Petitions were prepared and signed by Yolngu people in 1960s and sent to the Australian Parliament in a formal attempt by the Yolngu to have their land rights recognised.
They became the first traditional documents by Indigenous peoples to be recognised by the Australian Parliament.
Professor Larissa Behrendt is the director of One Heart, One Mind documentary.
She says she was inspired to start the project by the story of the sole surviving signatory of the barks, Dhunggala Mununggurr.
Ms Behrendt says the film is a reminder of the importance of the bark petitions for the contemporary rights movement.
"You always ask yourself the question why this story now. And it seems to me that post the (Indigenous Voice) referendum (in 2023), that request for consultation; that request for a seat at the table remains as relevant today as it did in 1963. I think it speaks to the political sophistication of the Yolngu - that their claims to rights that are in those important barks remain important. Not just historically, but for our contemporary rights movement."
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In Tennis, Alex de Minaur says he will learn from his loss against world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
After reaching the tournament's final eight for the first time, de Minaur had been aiming to reach his maiden semifinal at any slam.
But defending Open champion Sinner defeated the Australian in straight sets — 6-3 6-2 6-1 — in just an hour and 48 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.
De Minaur says he will bounce back.
"I just need to sit with my team and figure out a way to hurt Jannik on the court. That is ultimately, the way we have got to look at it and find different ways. Because at the moment, we don't have it. So back to the drawing board, like I have done my whole career. As I said, I still don't think this is my ceiling. I still think I have got more in the tank. So I will be searching for that."
I'm Biwa Kwan. This is SBS News in Easy English.
