Thanks so much for reading the live blog today. To conclude today’s coverage, here’s a wrap of Thursday’s top stories.
- Mexican fast-food chain Guzman y Gomez clinched its place as the hottest float on the stock market in years with the burrito maker soaring to a valuation of more than $3 billion when it commenced trading.
- Former prime minister Tony Abbott backed Peter Dutton’s plans to build seven nuclear reactors in Australia, as the government continues to ridicule the proposed policy.
- Independent research confirms Aldi is the cheapest grocery store in the Australian market, with its customers saving up to 25 per cent on their bills.
- ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess has been re-appointed for a second five-year term.
- In state news, Bird flu has killed 8000 birds in just 48 hours at a Hawkesbury poultry egg farm that was put into lockdown on Wednesday, as it prepares to slaughter 240,0000 chickens.
- In Victoria, Pro-Palestine protesters have sprayed red paint on the walls of Victorian Trades Hall, in Melbourne’s inner north.
- Overseas, two climate protesters were arrested after spraying orange paint on the ancient Stonehenge monument in southern England.
The live blog will be back tomorrow. Until then, thanks for reading and have a lovely night.