TRANSCRIPT – PRESS CONFERENCE – CANBERRA Prime Minister: Well, good morning everyone. I’m joined by the Foreign Minister and the Health Minister. Today has been another day of hope. Yesterday, 335,420 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered here in Australia. Another record day. Records that give us the hope that the national plan can take…
DetailsThe Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 24 August 2021 INTERVIEW WITH SABRA LANE ABC AM E&OE… Topics: high COVID-19 case numbers in NSW and Victoria; Doherty Institute modelling; Australia’s national plan; SABRA LANE: Well, Australia’s path out of the pandemic is looking a…
DetailsPrime Minister: Thank you, everyone. I’m joined by the Foreign Minister and the Minister for Health again today. We had another successful set of operations last night with four flights. I’ll ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs to give you an update on that in a little time from now. Also today in the Parliament, we’ll…
DetailsPRIME MINISTER: Good morning, I’m joined by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Those watching who have just been watching the New South Wales Premier will know that there are further restrictions that are being placed in New South Wales, as they seek to make the lockdown work.…
DetailsThe Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 20 August 2021 INTERVIEW WITH NATALIE BARR SUNRISE E&OE… Topics: Vaccination target in Australia; provisional approval for vaccinating 12 to 15-year-olds. NATALIE BARR: Well, Australia has edged closer to its 80 per cent vaccination target. More than…
DetailsPRIME MINISTER: Good afternoon everyone. I’m joined by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Health. I want to give an update on the operations of the airlift out of Afghanistan and also to report on a number of matters in relation to COVID pandemic management. The situation in Afghanistan remains extremely dangerous and…
DetailsPRIME MINISTER: Good afternoon. I’m joined by the Minister for Health and the Chief Medical Officer. I’m also joined by the Minister for Indigenous Australians, and I’ll be making some remarks on the COVID situation very shortly. But, before I also do that, can I make a couple of remarks regarding the situation in Afghanistan. The…
DetailsPRIME MINISTER: Good morning, everyone. I’m joined by the Foreign Minister, the Health Minister and General Frewen, head of Operation COVID Shield. Before I come to the announcement today, I want to make a few remarks on Afghanistan. National Security Committee of Cabinet met yesterday to discuss a number of matters, this being the most serious…
DetailsThe Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 13 August 2021 INTERVIEW WITH JIM WILSON 2GB DRIVE E&OE… Topics: Vaccine rollout JIM WILSON: Now, the Prime Minister is speaking at a media briefing this afternoon and we’ll bring you any developments following that media conference…
DetailsThe Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 10 August 2021 INTERVIEW WITH NEIL MITCHELL 3AW MORNINGS E&OE… Topics: Victoria vaccination update, Moderna approved in Australia’s national COVID-19 vaccine roll out, compassionate lockdown exceptions, aged care. NEIL MITCHELL: A new vaccine is available to…
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