That’s a wrap – thank you for reading the Need to Know blog today. We will be back soon with more live coverage of news, so please join us then. These were some of the main stories:

• Greens senator’s silent protest during GG’s parliament speech: Mehreen Faruqi held a silent protest during the governor-general’s speech to open the 48th parliament with a sign condemning the government’s response to Israel’s actions in Gaza.

• GG says government to act on global uncertainty, cost of living: In her opening address to the 48th parliament, Governor-General Sam Mostyn said the government’s agenda will be based on navigating global uncertainty and delivering “lasting cost-of-living relief” for Australians “doing it tough”.
• White House bars newspaper from Scotland trip after Epstein report: The White House said it would remove The Wall Street Journal from the small group of reporters travelling with the president on his upcoming trip to Scotland after the newspaper published a story alleging Donald Trump once sent a suggestive birthday letter to the late, disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

• Australia and 24 other countries say the war in Gaza ‘must end now’: Australia, Britain, Japan and 22 other countries, along with a host of European nations, issued a joint statement on Monday (Tuesday AEST) saying the war in Gaza “must end now” – the latest sign of allies’ sharpening language as Israel’s isolation deepens.

• In pictures: Parliament returns with pomp and ceremony