That’s a wrap – thank you for reading the Need to Know blog. These were some of the main topics:

• Virgin to start selling Qatar-assisted long-haul flights: The ACCC has officially given its interim approval for Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways’ wet-lease agreement, which means the former will start selling tickets by Christmas for long-haul flights from June.

• Parliament passes a swag of new Treasury laws: Treasurer Jim Chalmers has emerged as a big winner from Thursday night’s parliamentary vote-athon, with 11 bills related to his portfolio clearing the Senate in just a few hours.

• Swan says he is ‘uniquely qualified’ to be independent: Cbus chairman, former treasurer and current Labor national president Wayne Swan has defended his position as an independent director of the embattled superannuation fund despite his reputation as a political operative.

• ‘We’ve got your back’: PM’s message to parents after social media ban pass: Anthony Albanese said platforms will now have to take responsibility to ensure the safety of Australian children after a bill to ban under 16s from accessing social media passed on Thursday.

• Dutton and Shorten hug after long night in parliament: Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said the government pushing 31 bills through the Senate on Thursday night was like a “‘going out of business’ sale”.