Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

Thanks, Mr President. Let me be very clear: all Australians are encouraged, and should be encouraged, to receive a vaccine. The vaccine is voluntary and the rollout of the vaccination process will be voluntary. However, all members across the parliament—all people across leadership positions—ought to encourage the safe receipt of the vaccines, because we are doing this based upon the best available health advice for the nation.

As Senator Colbeck outlined to the chamber before, Australia is one of the few countries in the world—