Monday, August 2, 2021

Australia politics live: Labor calls for cash for Covid jabs as parliament returns; Westmead hospital worker tests positive

Anthony Albanese wants the Morrison government to provide a one-off $300 payment to every person who has been fully vaccinated by 1 December. Follow latest updates

Here is what Labor had proposed in terms of the $300 vaccine payment (via its release):

The Morrison Government must make vaccines easily accessible to meet their target to vaccinate 80 per cent of adults.

Outside parliament, Australian charities are protesting proposed changes they say will gag them from being able to speak out on anything the government deems political, something Daniel Hurst has previously written on here:

Related: Coalition accused of using charity crackdown to silence dissent

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source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2021/aug/03/australia-politics-live-labor-cash-vaccine-parliament-anthony-albanese-scott-morrison-sydney-outbreak-westmead-hospital

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