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Labor senator Katy Gallagher says the opposition will introduce an “anti-rorting” bill in the parliament today:
This bill will force ministers who approve grants rejected by their departments or who award grants in their own electorates to report the decision to the Finance Minister within 30 days and cause those reports to be tabled in the Parliament within five sitting days.
This will dramatically reduce the time ministers are able to hide their dodgy decisions from the Australian community from up to 16 months down to just a couple of months.
I’ve lost count of what version of the plan we are up to, but Sarah Martin has you covered:
Australia could fully vaccinate 80% of its adult population by December under a “vision” outlined by Operation Covid Shield, with the federal government calling for an unprecedented level of collaboration across the country to accelerate the rollout.
Related: Updated national plan suggests 80% of Australians could be fully vaccinated by end of 2021
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2021/aug/04/australia-covid-live-update-nsw-south-west-sydney-apartment-block-lockdown-covid-outbreak-vaccination-target-incentives-politics-scott-morrison
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