The prime minister, Scott Morrison, has rejected suggestions the government’s $8.6bn cost of living package is an attempt to bribe voters as Labor savages the Coalition’s budget as a “cynical ploy” to get re-elected.
With the Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, to unveil a major health policy in his budget in reply speech on Thursday night, the opposition is painting this year’s budget as a political document only focused on the May election.
