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Greenland is not for sale!

Greenland is not for sale!

The top-ranked American competing on day one of the Australian Open is Francis Teofo, the 29th seed in the men's singles, who plays Australian Jason Kubler.

Another men's singles match is All-American when former world number 15 Sebastian Korda takes on qualifier Michael Zheng.

In the women's singles, 45-year-old Venus Williams will play 24-year-old Olga Denilovich of Serbia.

Williams is a wildcard entry in the women's draw.

Madison Keyes of the US is the defending champion and will face Ukraine's Oleksandra Olenikova first.

For NPR News, I'm Lindsay Ackley in Melbourne.

In an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, 17 families of the Bondi Beach victims called for a federal inquiry known as a Royal Commission.

to investigate a rise in anti-Semitism in Australia since the Israel-Hamas war began in 2023.

They say the Royal Commission, the highest level of public investigation in Australia, should address alleged security agency failures.

So far, Albanese has resisted calls for a Royal Commission, saying a top-level review he's already commissioned should be adequate to address potential failings in procedures and laws that led to the shooting, which was allegedly inspired by the Islamic State group.

For NPR News, I'm Lindsay Ackley in Melbourne.