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

The Morrison government procured some 195 million doses. That's before we get to the recent announcements in relation to those booster doses that were procured. The government, as I said before, absolutely accepts responsibility for the rollout, the challenges and fixing it. That's our job as a government. We don't shirk that or shy away from doing so. We are pleased to see that we have increased volume of supply. We are pleased to see that we have increased distribution points, which are able to be brought on progressively as we get that increase in supply. We are particularly pleased to see the way in which Australians are responding in record numbers to the vaccine rollout. Australians are responding in ways that don't mean they need $300 payments; they're making it clear they want the vaccine. They're making it clear they want to turn out. We are supporting them to make sure they have increasing chances to turn out, rather than the types of silly-policy thought bubbles from those opposite. (Time expired)