Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

As the Leader of the Government in the Senate has said, the best way for each and every Australian to protect themselves—not just themselves but their family and their community—is to get vaccinated. Without a doubt, again, as the leader of the government has pointed out today, we have done an amazing job as Australians. We have now some of the highest vaccination rates in the world and, of that, we can all be incredibly proud. Australia now has the equal 10th highest with Norway first-dose vaccination rate in the OECD. Australia's full vaccination rate is ranked 14th highest.

We know that vaccination against COVID-19 reduces the risk of the virus. While, at this point in time, we don't know about the new variant, vaccination will continue to protect us. We can again be confident we will emerge on the other side.