Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services) Share this | Hansard source

It's really quite dishonest that the Labor Party continue to repeat statements that don't take into account the changing circumstances that have occurred since those statements were made. It's really quite dishonest. We recognise the importance of vaccinating the workforce in aged care. That's why we've offered them so many different pathways to accessing a vaccine, whether that be through their GP, whether that be through a state Pfizer clinic, whether that be through a Commonwealth GP respiratory clinic, or whether that be through an inreach program that's supported by the aged-care provider. We have put in place a number of different mechanisms to support the aged-care workforce in receiving their vaccine. It is important that they do so, and we will continue to work through all of those avenues to make sure that every aged-care worker in this country has access to a vaccine should they want one.