Morning Mail: Debate over ‘informal’ sperm donors, $8bn truck fuel subsidy under fire, the full story on scams

Regulated sperm donor clinics can mean high costs and long waits, largely due to rigorous testing and counselling. Photograph: Wong Maye-E/AP

Good morning. Imogen Dewey here this morning to kick off your news week – and we’re back to parliament today so keep an eye out for our politics blog. On that note, Anthony Albanese’s government is facing some policy pressure, while overseas, fallout from the Chinese “spy balloon” incident continues. Plus we get into the continuing rise of sophisticated scams – and how to avoid them.

Here are the major headlines from across the country and around the world.