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

The objective of the government is that every Australian who wants to have a vaccine will have the opportunity to take one up by the end of this calendar year. That includes all New South Wales residents. It includes everyone across the country. We released, yesterday, the data to indicate the vaccine supply availability that will facilitate that, each of the vaccine types that will be available to Australians to access a vaccine by the end of this year. So we continue to work cooperatively with the states—

Senator Keneally interjecting—

It is actually happening. There were close to 140,000 Australians who took up a vaccine just yesterday. Just yesterday, close to 140,000 Australians took up a vaccine. Over 1.1 million Australians have taken a vaccine in the last 10 days. (Time expired)