Morning mail: budget spends big, 30 dead in Gaza conflict, forest regrowth

Wednesday: promise of tax cuts, funding for aged care, mental health services and childcare. Plus: Victorian man Covid-positive after finishing quarantine

Good morning. We've got all the news from last night's budget for you this morning - with funding for aged care, mental health, child care, plus tax breaks and much more. If you're all caught up, we've also got a lovely story about Scottish highland cows, plus all the important news from the world while you were sleeping.

Josh Frydenberg has declared team Australia" is coming back" from a grim Covid recession using his budget to extend tax cuts for business, and workers and provide a multibillion-dollar boost to aged care and mental health services. There's also an attempt to woo women with a $1.7bn investment in childcare, $20.5m for the implementation of the Respect@Work inquiry report and funding to build skills in industries dominated by women. You can read Frydenberg's full address (and between the lines) here, helpfully annotated by Katharine Murphy, who had plenty to say about the implication of this year's budget for a potential election. I'm not sure I'd go as far as this being an election budget, but this is, absolutely, a keeping your options open budget," she said. If you're not sure where to start, head to Guardian Australia's handy breakdown to choose what matters to you.