Zed Seselja (ACT, Liberal Party, Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Molan for the question. I am pleased to inform the Senate that all Pacific island nations and Timor-Leste will be provided with the support to achieve full vaccine coverage in line with their own national priorities, and that process has already started. We're working closely with New Zealand, France and the United States in relation to realm countries, French territories and US compact states. This coordination is critical to ensure our Pacific family can have access to vaccines that are safe and effective and can be accessed to support the economic recovery of the region. We believe that Australia and the region will not be safe until everybody is safe. That is why we are making a significant global contribution to ensuring that all of our close partners have access to safe and effective WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccines and have full international support to deliver them.

Senator Birmingham: I ask that further questions be placed on the Notice Paper.

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