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Hansard

Thursday, 17th June 2021

Morrison Government

Motions

Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Leader of the Opposition) (14:35): I seek leave to move the following motion:

That the House notes:

(1) despite announcing Australia would be at the front of the queue on COVID vaccines, the Morrison Government has taken too long to secure the vaccines Australians always needed;

(2) despite announcing Australia was not putting all its eggs in one basket on COVID vaccines, the Morrison Government failed to secure early access to five or six vaccines;

(3) fewer than three per cent of Australians have been fully vaccinated;

(4) despite announcing last August it was looking to establish mRNA manufacturing in Australia, the Morrison Government has failed to establish mRNA vaccine manufacturing in Australia; and

(5) the Morrison Government has failed to run an effective public information campaign on vaccines in the face of constantly changing health advice and increased vaccine hesitancy.

Leave not granted.

Mr ALBANESE: I move:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the Opposition from moving the following motion immediately—

That the House notes:

(1) despite announcing Australia would be at the front of the queue on COVID vaccines, the Morrison Government has taken too long to secure the vaccines Australians always needed;

(2) despite announcing Australia was not putting all its eggs in one basket on COVID vaccines, the Morrison Government failed to secure early access to five or six vaccines;

(3) fewer than three per cent of Australians have been fully vaccinated;

(4) despite announcing last August it was looking to establish mRNA manufacturing in Australia, the Morrison Government has failed to establish mRNA vaccine manufacturing in Australia; and

(5) the Morrison Government has failed to run an effective public information campaign on vaccines in the face of constantly changing health advice and increased vaccine hesitancy.

There were two jobs this government had to get right this year: the rollout of the vaccine—they can roll out the red carpet for the Prime Minister, but they haven't been able to roll out—

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Authorised by Anthony Albanese, ALP, Canberra.