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:

• Erin Patterson found guilty on all charges: Erin Patterson has been found guilty on three counts of murder, and one count of attempted murder over a death cap mushroom-laced meal she served her former in-laws in July 2023.
• Coroner finds NT police officer who shot Kumanjayi Walker to be racist: The former police officer who fatally shot an Indigenous teenager in a remote community was racist, a coroner has found, and those attitudes were reflective of an institution which tolerated racism.
• Victorian government will move to ban face coverings, terror symbols from protests: Premier Jacinta Allan says her government is preparing to introduce legislation to ban face coverings, attachment devices and terror symbols at protests, following a spate of antisemitic attacks.
• Ley admits Coalition faltered with Chinese Australians: Opposition Leader Sussan Ley says the Liberal Party needs to change course on its messaging and policies for Australia’s Chinese communities.
• Texas floods declared a major disaster, at least 82 people dead: U.S. President Donald Trump has declared the Texas floods a major disaster, as search and rescue efforts for survivors continue.