Labor says offering a $300 payment to fully vaccinated Australians will give the program a much-needed shot in the arm.
There are concerns the COVID-19 vaccination program, which so far has delivered 12.4 million doses, has been too slow and is putting Australia’s health and economic recovery at risk.
Labor leader Anthony Albanese wants the government to provide a one-off $300 payment to every person who has been fully vaccinated by December 1.
Labor says offering a $300 payment to fully vaccinated Australians will give the program a much-needed shot in the arm (stock picture)
This would include those who have already been vaccinated.
‘The government has failed on its two jobs this year, the rollout of the vaccine and fixing quarantine,’ Mr Albanese said.
‘It needs to use every measure at its disposal to protect Australians and our economy.’
It is estimated the plan would stimulate the economy by up to $6 billion.
The government has set a target of 70 per cent vaccine coverage for lockdowns to be minimised and 80 per cent for them to be a thing of the past.
‘The faster this is achieved, the faster the recovery as we emerge from the lockdowns that are bleeding hundreds of millions of dollars a day from the nation’s finances,’ Mr Albanese said.
There are concerns the COVID-19 vaccination program, which so far has delivered 12.4 million doses, has been too slow and is putting Australia’s health and economic recovery at risk (stock picture)
Speaking on the Today Show Mr Albanese said he hoped the cash incentive would get people talking in places, such as the workplace.
He said: ‘This is a national project. And providing this incentive is a common sense solution.
‘What it would do as well is it would spark conversation, conversations around the workplace, around communities.
‘”Have you got your 300 bucks yet?”, is a conversation that we want. Anything that starts the conversation about the need to get vaccinated is a good thing.’
