Critics say newly released emails show the government was slow to react to the drug company’s offers of doses. Officials defend their response.
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Australians Slam Scott Morrison for Family Trip in Lockdown
Scott Morrison said he was within the rules to travel to his home state without quarantining over the weekend that included Australia’s Father’s Day.
Australia’s Prime Minister Apologizes for Slow Vaccine Drive
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has come under mounting pressure to take responsibility in the face of outbreaks driven by the Delta variant.
Blame Game Intensifies Over Australia’s Sluggish Vaccine Campaign
Only about 9.5 percent of the population has been fully inoculated. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that “cautious” guidance from the country’s vaccine advisory body had “put us behind.”
Australian Officials Split Over AstraZeneca Vaccine Advice
With the Delta variant spreading, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is making the AstraZeneca vaccine available to younger people who want it. Some state officials say it’s the wrong call.
For Scott Morrison of Australia, G7 in Cornwall Is a Homecoming of Sorts
One of the leader’s ancestors was sent from the area in southwestern England to Australia two centuries ago with hundreds of other convicts.
In Australia, Some Warn Against Another Year of Border Closures
“I’m not going to take risks with Australians’ lives,” the prime minister said. But critics say putting off reopening until mid-2022 could cause lasting damage.
Amid Sexual Harassment Scandals, Australia Plots a ‘Road Map for Respect’
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he would accept 55 suggestions from the country’s human rights commissioner to tackle a problem that has been festering for years in politics.
Australia’s #MeToo Moment Has Started in Parliament
More and more women are describing Parliament House as a sexist backwater. A staff member’s accusation of rape — in a minister’s office, no less — was the catalyst.
Amid Accusations of Rape and Misogyny, Australia’s Leader Demotes 2 Ministers
The attorney general and the defense minister, tied to separate scandals, will stay in the government, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.