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

As I was saying, I completely reject the premise of the questions from Senator Watt. Frankly, the only question really is: why does Senator Watt feel the need to misrepresent any statement and to continually play politics with these matters? We're proud of the government and of the fact that Australians are turning out in record numbers to get vaccinated. We now have volumes of additional vaccine coming into the country in record numbers. We have nearly 9,000 distribution points across the country. We've seen the 70-plus age group charge through, with more than 86 per cent of them getting their first dose. Right across the whole population, more than 55 per cent of 16-pluses have. We're soon to receive the ATAGI advice in relation to 12- to 15-year-olds, and we'll be bringing them, along with every other eligible Australian, into this record-breaking vaccine rollout to get the job done, despite the negativity of the Labor Party.