The Government today began the job of selling the budget revealed by Scott Morrison last night, calling on Australians to embrace a higher Medicare levy in the name of NDIS funding.

The Treasurer also urged banks not to pass on the costs of a new $6 billion levy to consumers, while Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull defended the plan to drug test 5,000 welfare recipients as Barnaby Joyce said no-one should show up to work "smashed".

Look back at how the day after the night before unfolded.