Barry O'Sullivan (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senators Williams and Canavan, move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that childhood immunisation is one of the most effective ways of preventing disease;

(b) acknowledges the removal of 'conscientious objection' as an exemption category to immunisation for preventable diseases for child care payments (Child Care Benefit and Child Care Rebate) and the Family Tax Benefit Part A end of year supplement;

(c) condemns the Townsville Greens for supporting the debunked and discredited research of individuals to justify their scaremongering and continuing to expose children to the dangers of preventable childhood diseases; and

(d) calls on all parties to support the implementation of the 'no jab no pay' policy as part of a science based approach to stopping the spread of communicable childhood diseases.