Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The national plan is an agreement of national cabinet—the Commonwealth government and all states and territories. This is our pathway forward in learning to live with COVID-19 and at the same time get back to the freedoms we've given up in so many instances to combat COVID-19. The national plan—when you talk to businesses and in particular small businesses around Australia—sends them that message of hope. They know there is now a clear plan to move through various stages. It gives them that hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel. This is giving businesses the confidence they need. Obviously part of that national plan is increasing vaccination rates across Australia. In the last 14 days we've seen over 3.7 million vaccinations across our nation. That is a good thing, and Australians should be commended for that.