The package, which the government hopes will save the country from sliding into recession, was defeated by one vote on Thursday, but passed by 30 votes to 28 when a new vote was taken in the Senate on Friday.
The amended package, which was passed in the lower house on Thursday night, will see cash handouts to low and middle-income earners and single-income families cut by $A50, a concession won by the Australian Greens.
Single-income families and those earning less than $A80,000 will now receive $A900, while people on incomes of between $A80,000 and $A90,000 will receive $A600, and those earning between $A90,000 and $A100,000 will get an $A250 bonus.
The original package was torpedoed in the Senate on Thursday after independent Senator Nick Xenophon sided with the coalition when the government refused to fast-track $A3.1 billion in funds already allocated for water buy-backs and irrigation projects in the Murray-Darling Basin.
Independent senator Nick Xenophon agreed to terms with the Government after talks with Treasurer Wayne Swan.
