Barely half of Australians between ages of 60 and 69 have received first dose
Scott Morrison on Monday lauded the 8.25million doses so far administered
But graph showed only 57.9 per cent of those aged 65-69 partially vaccinated
More Australians in their 50s have received both doses than those in their 60s
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- with the double tragedy made all the more heartbreaking by issues she faced with border restrictions and quarantine as she made desperate efforts to say goodbye. Twelve months on, Bradshaw remains frustrated families around Australia continue to face the same pain.
OPINION: In a year where we ve all grown, adapted and changed, COVID-19 has taught us how precious life and family is.
But I fear our politicians have been so quick to score points in a race to eliminate the virus and they ve learnt nothing at all.Â
For anyone who has lost a loved one over the past 18 months, they know the trauma that we re seeing all too often in the media - families desperate to say their final goodbyes in a country broken by lockdowns and border closures.
There are currently no other bids that have got board approval for the IOC to consider.
It comes as tens of thousands of people have signed a petition urging the Australian Border Force to stop the premier from attending the Tokyo Olympics.
The petition, started by an account called ‘Stranded Australians’ had over 34,000 signatures as of 3pm on Tuesday and was growing by the minute.
It argues Ms Palaszczuk “should not be allowed to steal a precious hotel quarantine space from a more deserving stranded Australian trying to return home.”
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk speaks to the media during a press conference in Brisbane.
Thousands of Australians have signed a petition demanding Annastacia Palaszczuk be banned from leaving the country to attend the Tokyo Olympics.
The Queensland Premier has insisted she needed to be in Japan to convince the International Olympic Committee that Brisbane should host the games in 2032.
But with Australians banned from travelling overseas for a holiday, or in many cases a business trip, until at least mid-2022, more than 7,000 people have signed a change.org petition protesting at her special travel privileges.
They want Australian Border Force to block Ms Palaszczuk from being able to leave Australia. The people of Australia believe the Queensland government should lead by example, the petition said.
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