Senate debates

Thursday, 5 August 2021

Questions without Notice

COVID-19: Vaccination

2:52 pm

Photo of Simon BirminghamSimon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

We are, and you're the ones who wants to keep highlighting these matters! We want to make sure what we highlight is firmly and squarely the health advice. That is precisely what we're doing. It's what we're doing in the communications campaigns this government pursues.

The member for Dawson's not seeking re-election at the next election. He will say what he's saying. The government speaks very clearly, from the Prime Minister, from the health minister, from all the ministers of the government, from the officials of the Chief Medical Officer and otherwise, to encourage Australians to get vaccinated. And they're doing so in record numbers: 42.4 per cent of all Australians over the age of 16 have now had their first dose—another record day—and we are going to keep providing them information and encourage them to keep— (Time expired)

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