Senate debates

Tuesday, 3 August 2021

Questions without Notice

COVID-19: Economy

2:20 pm

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

[by video link] I'm happy to take on notice the part of the question that I wasn't able to answer for Senator Siewert previously, with respect to supplementary work.

The government has made its decisions based on the modelling from the Doherty institute. That modelling is based on those people who are currently part of the recognised vaccine rollout. I haven't seen the paper that was done by the Grattan Institute, but the government, through national cabinet, commissioned the Doherty institute to do the research that was required to provide the benchmarks for opening the economy. I've indicated that it's the government's intention to release that information, and that information is based on the current parameters of the vaccine rollout. (Time expired)

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