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

• Albanese would be ‘hiding in the toilets’ during a bar fight: McKenzie: Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie ridiculed Anthony Albanese’s efforts for a tariff exemption, saying the prime minister “would be the guy hiding in the toilets” during a bar fight.
• ‘Tariffs an act of economic self-harm’: Albanese: On the eve of the Trump tariff decision, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared the looming imposition slapped on imported goods was an “act of economic self-harm”.
• Liberal candidate has dig at Teal MP’s sign removal: Liberal candidate for Kooyong Amelia Hamer has hit back after Teal MP Monique Ryan’s husband was filmed removing one of her campaign signs last week.
• Coalition would make Australia a financial centre: Taylor: Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor says the Coalition would pursue a “clear ambition” to make Australia a financial centre.
• ‘Allan Albanese pact’: Dutton pins Victorian premier to PM: Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is pinning Anthony Albanese to Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan at a press conference in Melbourne.