Key Points

• Thousands of people across Australia join rallies against Queensland's ban on gender-affirming care.
• Results in two by-elections in Victoria too close to call.
• The Philippines' Bureau of Immigration (BI) deported another 29 illegal aliens involved in illicit Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) on February 7. The deportees were among the 450 foreign nationals arrested in January for violating Philippine immigration laws.
• Australian skiers win gold, silver and bronze medals at the F-I-S Freestyle Aerials World Cup.