Coronavirus Australia live news: NSW reports eight new Covid cases while Victoria records three
by Luke Henriques-Gomes (now) Graham Readfearn (earli from World news | The Guardian on (#5CAZG)
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6.27am GMT
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6.23am GMT
Labor's health spokesperson, Chris Bowen, has renewed claims the Morrision government is acting too slowly to roll out Covid-19 vaccines, while insisting the opposition's stance still hinges on approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
In December the Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, called for a faster, larger rollout of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in Australia, saying if it was approved by the TGA in January the jabs should begin urgently.
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