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Thanks for reading today’s live national news blog. This is where we’ll end today’s coverage.

To conclude, here’s a look back at the major stories today:

• Anthony Albanese this morning fought back tears after revealing that the manifesto of a teen terrorism suspect allegedly included threats to the prime minister’s family.

• Meta has denied that teenagers’ use of social media has contributed to steep rises in mental health and body image disorders. Executives from the owner of Facebook and Instagram faced tense questioning in a parliamentary committee this morning.

• Union staff across Nine Entertainment’s publishing business voted to apply for protected industrial action, and passed a unanimous vote of no confidence in chief executive Mike Sneesby and the board, after the company announced up to 200 jobs would be made redundant.

• Finance Department figures released todayshow the federal government is sitting on the third-largest budget surplus …