Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services) Share this | Hansard source

It is really quite disappointing that the Labor Party try to confuse the omicron circumstance right now with the proposals that are being developed for the vaccination program for five- to 12-year-olds. The Labor Party are trying to drive fear into the Australian community with questions they don't—

Opposition senators interject ing—

They're not interested in the answer, quite clearly, going by their interjections across the chamber. They're not interested in what the government's got say in respect of this matter. I've indicated already a number of times in each of my answers that, as a part of our process in preparation for this, in the circumstance when the ATAGI and the TGA approve a vaccine, there will be vaccines available for a program for Australian children.