Article 5HWVG Australia news live: Scott Morrison to meet Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand; passenger from India flight tests positive for Covid

Australia news live: Scott Morrison to meet Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand; passenger from India flight tests positive for Covid

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8.26am BST

While we've already heard about the slow vaccine rollout in disability care, new figures show we're also not doing well with the rest of the population.

The federal health department on Monday released data comparing the availability of vaccine doses, and the number of jabs delivered shows almost a quarter of all available doses of the Covid-19 vaccines are not being used.

We are encouraging all the states and territories - who we believe are doing an excellent job - to continue to use their vaccines.

And where they feel that they have more capacity to open up channels, or where they feel they are using their capacity, to adjust their ordering.

8.06am BST

A legal challenge to the secrecy of information involved in the prosecution of a lawyer for representing whistleblower Witness K will itself be held in secret.

On Monday, the ACT court of appeal began a two-day hearing of Bernard Collaery's appeal but closed the court to the public within five minutes due to the requirements of the National Security Information Act.

Related: Secrecy challenge by Witness K lawyer Bernard Collaery will itself be held in secret

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