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

Can I say at the outset, I think that's an outrageous thing for Senator Siewert to say. The Doherty modelling is based on work across a number of peak institutions in this country and—

Senator Siewert interjecting—

I will take your interjection, Senator. If you look, for example, at the ANU modelling, and at the assumptions, which are seriously flawed, I have to say—

An honourable senator interjecting—

No, I will tell you what's flawed about them. They assume that we go directly from A to D and skip sections B and C in the national plan. That's the flaw. So be careful about the modelling you're quoting and don't be a part of the Labor Party's process of undermining the modelling and the plan that we have for the national vaccination process—

An honourable senator interjecting—

Children are important— (Time expired)