Tuesday: Labor proposes $300 incentive for every fully vaccinated Australian as poll shows support for vaccine passports. Plus: environment on parliament agenda
Good morning. We’ll have plenty of news from Canberra today as federal parliament resumes. The latest Guardian Essential poll shows support for both Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese has dropped and there is a cautious mood about vaccinations. Meanwhile, Australian politicians and commentators are facing the consequences of posting Covid misinformation as social media companies crack down and remove content.
Labor leader Anthony Albanese will use the resumption of parliament today to urge the Morrison government to offer a one-off $300 payment to every fully vaccinated Australian to increase incentives to get the jab. The Guardian Essential poll shows while some vaccine hesitancy persists, 64% of respondents report they would get vaccinated as soon as possible, and most Australians would be comfortable with vaccination passports as a precondition of future domestic travel and entry into entertainment venues. The survey also shows a majority of people (62%) think 80% or more of the eligible Australian population should be fully vaccinated before Australia reopens its international borders.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/aug/03/morning-mail-cash-for-jabs-vaccine-passports-matildas-fall-short
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