Your afternoon Briefing

Good afternoon, readers. Malcolm Turnbull hails the passing of the income tax bill and NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gives birth.

Good afternoon, readers. Malcolm Turnbull’s $144 billion income tax cut will become law after the Senate passed the legislation unamended and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern welcomes her first child.

Treasurer Scott Morrison with Deputy PM Michael McCormack and PM Malcolm Turnbull in the House of Representatives Chamber of Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith Deputy PM Michael McCormack and Deputy NSW Premier John Barilaro at the National Party of Australia, NSW annual general conference in Cowra, NSW. Picture Kym Smith Deputy PM Michael McCormack and Deputy NSW Premier John Barilaro at the National Party of Australia, NSW annual general conference in Cowra, NSW. Picture Kym Smith

A big win for Turnbull

The income tax package is a huge boost to Coalition morale and it leaves Labor in a reverse position of Paul Keating in 1992, writes Dennis Shanahan. Get all the details from Parliament on our PoliticsNow blog.

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Jacinda Ardern has given birth to a baby girl. Picture: Instagram

Jacinda Ardern welcomes baby girl

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has given birth to a baby girl, announcing the news via social media.

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Liberal Member for Hughes Craig Kelly during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, May 31, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Pro-coal MPs’ ‘fact sheets’

The Monash Forum is keeping the heat on energy policy by outlining the number of new coal-fired power stations across the globe. Investors say coal prices will stay stronger for longer as regulation and a reluctance to fund new mines squeezes supply.

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Ron Medich is escorted to a NSW Corrective services van at the NSW Supreme court in Sydney, Thursday, June 21, 2018. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

Medich sentenced to 39 years

Ron Medich will likely die behind bars after he was sentenced to 39 years for the murder of former business partner, Michael McGurk.

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Natalie Joyce says Vikki Campion wanted her life as soon as she began working with the then deputy PM. Picture: The Australian's Women's Weekly/Channel 7

‘Vikki wanted my life’

Natalie Joyce says her husband Barnaby’s mistress Vikki Campion wanted her life from the moment she went to work for the then deputy prime minister.