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

• Ley doesn’t support raising GST: Sussan Ley says her instinct is not to support raising the GST as Treasurer Jim Chalmers has not ruled out reviewing it.

• Chalmers “very encouraged” by inflation figures: Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he is pleased with the monthly inflation numbers.

• Lattouf wins unlawful termination legal action against ABC: Journalist Antoinette Lattouf has won her unlawful termination legal action after a judge ruled she was terminated by the ABC for her political opinions.

• Australia yet to lock in meeting with Trump at NATO: Australia has not locked in a meeting between Defence Minister Richard Marles and US President Donald Trump at the NATO summit in the Netherlands.

• US strikes caused limited damage: A preliminary report into the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities says they had limited impact and Iran’s nuclear program has only been set back by a few months, according to the report in The New York Times.
• Chalmers rejects calls to further increase defence spend: The treasurer has rejected calls to further increase defence spending to 5 per cent.
• Ceasefire appears to be holding: After initially breaking it, the two countries appear to have stopped firing at each other.