Four Australian senators have lodged an order for the release of contracts between the federal government and pharmaceutical companies for the production of COVID-19 vaccines. The senators will lodge the motion on Nov. 29, 2022, for the current Labor health minister to release agreements with Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, and Novavax, including details on vaccine efficacy,…
Senators Call for Release of COVID-19 Vaccine Agreements
Environment Minister Pledges ‘Zero Extinctions’ in Australia Within 10 Years
Australia’s Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has unveiled a ten-year conservation plan to ensure there are no “new extinctions of plants and animals.” On Oct. 4, the Labor minister released “The Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032” which outlines a series of ambitious targets, including preventing new extinctions, conserving 30 percent of Australia’s land mass, adding 10…
Australian News Show Apologises for Implying Queen Could Benefit From Ivermectin
Australian news program “A Current Affair” has apologised for accidentally implying Queen Elizabeth II—who is suffering from COVID-19—could benefit from being treated with ivermectin. The segment produced by the program showed a video package including a voiceover, interview, and images of two different drugs, which, when edited together, unintentionally implied to the viewer that general…
Federal MP Craig Kelly Brings ‘Convoy’ Protestors Into Parliament
United Australia Party leader Craig Kelly MP has signed-in a group of people participating in protests against vaccine mandates to enter his office at the federal Parliament building. Thousands of protestors had gathered in front of Australia’s national legislature on the first parliamentary sitting day of the year to express their views against vaccine mandates…
Only 5 Australian Senators Back Proposed Law to Overturn Vaccine Mandates
Five Coalition senators have crossed the floor to vote in favour of a private member’s Bill calling for an end to vaccine mandates in the country. Senator Pauline Hanson of the One Nation party introduced the COVID-19 Vaccination Status (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill 2021 on Nov. 22 to overturn mandatory vaccination requirements across the country….
Government Works to Win Over Disillusioned Senators Concerned with Vaccine Mandates
The Coalition government is working to bring two disillusioned senators back on board after they vowed to withhold their vote on government legislation in Parliament in response to vaccine mandates. Vaccine mandates have finally taken centre-stage on the federal political scene in the final sitting weeks of Parliament after the prime minister weighed in and…
2nd Australian Senator Pledges to Withdraw Vote Over Mandatory Vaccine Policy
A second senator from the Coalition has pledged to withhold support for any government-backed legislation until Australians refusing to receive the vaccine are “given protection from discrimination.” South Australian Senator Alex Antic’s move follows fellow Coalition member and Queensland Senator Gerard Rennick, who has also pledged to withhold his vote over vaccine mandates and concerns…
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