Groundbreaking IVF technology aiming to prevent mitochondrial disease has been given the green light, after a late-night conscience vote enacted new laws.
The federal Budget will have something for everyone because the cost of living is surging, an election is due in weeks, and the government is behind in polls.
Australians earning less than $126,000 will from July 1 get an existing tax offset of up to $1,080 plus a bonus $420 to help manage the rising cost of living in a $4.1billion policy.
Trailing Labor by a massive 10 points in the polls, Scott Morrison is splashing taxpayer cash in a desperate bid to buy votes less than two months before polling day in May.