Senate debates

Wednesday, 4 August 2021

Questions without Notice

COVID-19: Vaccination

2:16 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 completely reject the insinuation by the question. We want all Australians to front up and get vaccinated as soon as possible. Reaching the targets and putting the targets into the public domain is putting the power into reopening the economy back into the hands of Australians. That's the point of it. Australians can understand what the thresholds are for the reopening of the economy, and they can then work towards meeting the targets. Our responsibility, the responsibility of the government, is to make available the vaccine and make available as many as possible outlets for Australians to access the vaccine.

Senator O'Neill interjecting—

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