Angus Taylor (Hume, Liberal Party, Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the Prime Minister for offering me the opportunity to add to his answer. Of course, an Australian manufacturer has already delivered 25 million vaccines, and there's potential to manufacture many more. This is all about making sure we have control over our own destiny, and that's why, on top of those 25 million vaccines that have been manufactured in this country, we're also developing a pathway to develop our own onshore manufacturing capability for mRNA. That has two core benefits. First of all, of course, it insures us against future pandemics and, indeed, variants such as we're seeing now. Also, it builds an industry capability and the jobs opportunity that comes with that. We know we are well positioned to build capacity in this very high-potential area of science. To get the best deal for Australia, we—

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