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The Weekend Read: Richard Denniss on the worst policy failure in Australian history

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The Government's Vacine Roll Out Plan Is Not Just Fast, but Targeted

By mid june, the vaccine roll out was an astonishing 13 million doses behind morrison's self imposed schedule. As a result, key workers, from drivers shuttling air crews to those driving ambulances and trucks, as well as aged and disability sector workers, were all at significantly greater risk of dying. The cost in lives and dollars of morrison's stroll out are simply staggering. And to date, the prime minister seems to have avoided even being asked how responsible he feels for that state of affairs.

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