Senate debates
Tuesday, 11 May 2021
Questions without Notice
COVID-19: World Trade Organization
2:22 pm
Mehreen Faruqi (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source
The Morrison government is increasingly isolated in its morally indefensible opposition to the TRIPS waiver. Now that the US, New Zealand and French governments have given clear support, Australia is one of the few remaining blockers to a proposal that would be hugely helpful in alleviating the global shortage of COVID-19 vaccines. Why does the Liberal-National government care more about safeguarding corporate profits than they do about saving lives?
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