Key Points
- About 200 groups and 12,000 people marched though Sydney for the 46th Mardi Gras parade.
- U.S Officials say Israel has agreed to a ceasefire framework agreement.
- Hundreds of protesters from the Cambodian, Vietnamese, Burmese and Laos communities are calling on the Australian government to take stronger action on human rights abuses and political repression ahead of the upcoming ASEAN Summit in Melbourne.