House debates

Tuesday, 24 August 2021

Questions without Notice

COVID-19: Indigenous Australians

2:54 pm

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

Firstly, I just associate the opposition with the comments of the minister with regard to the need to provide support for our veterans at what must be a very difficult time for them.

My question is to the Prime Minister. In April, Labor wrote to the Minister for Health and Aged Care, concerned about staff shortages at the Dubbo Aboriginal Medical Service and the vaccine rollout to local First Nations people. The health minister's office inexplicably replied that international medical graduates could be recruited, despite the international borders being closed. Given the significant outbreak amongst First Nations people around Dubbo right now, does the Prime Minister regret not doing more to protect this community?

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