2021-03-09 09:35:50 GMT2021-03-09 17:35:50(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
CANBERRA, March 9 (Xinhua) Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt was admitted to hospital due to suspected infection, according to the federal government on Tuesday.
A statement from his office said he is being kept overnight for observation and is being administered antibiotics and fluid.
Hunt received a jab of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on the weekend.
The statement said his condition is not considered to be related to the vaccine .
About a fortnight ago, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison took the lead to receive the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.
Hunt was the third ministerial-level official of the Australian federal government to take a leave recently, following Defense Minister Linda Reynolds and Attorney-General Christian Porter.
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Honestly, today it feels like the Liberal Party only employs gropers, molesters and rapists. The ABC leads us off:
Three young women have identified themselves to speak out about their allegations of inappropriate behaviour by Frank Zumbo, a senior employee and trusted advisor of embattled MP Craig Kelly.
A former intern at the electorate office alleged Mr Zumbo’s behaviour including touching, kissing and hugging occurred when she was 16 years old.
Her allegations against the 53-year-old form part of an ongoing NSW Police investigation as the Department of Finance investigates workplace health and safety concerns for staff in Mr Kelly’s office.
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On February 15, on national television, a former federal government staffer detailed how she had been raped inside the Parliament House building and was forced to choose between reporting it to the police or keeping her job. The airing of the claim should have been enough to force the resignation of Defense Minister Linda Reynolds, whom the staffer, Brittany Higgins, worked for and faced unfair treatment from in the aftermath.
But instead, the government attempted a cover up, doubled down, and deflected blame. In concluding the on-air interview, the reporter opined: “It sounds to me like the easiest place in this country to rape a woman and get away with it, is Parliament House in Canberra.”
Australia s health minister has been admitted to hospital with a suspected infection just hours after Victorian Premier Dan Andrews was placed in intensive care after a horror fall.