Scott Morrison rules out intervening in vaccine mandates for workers as Moderna approved for use in Australia

Prime minister says suppression phase needs to be successful, imploring angry' Australians to stick to lockdown rules

The prime minister has ruled out indemnifying employers or using federal public health orders to compel workers to get vaccinated, saying it would amount to a mandatory vaccination program by stealth".

Announcing the federal drugs regulator has approved the Moderna vaccine, which will begin to be distributed next month, Morrison also implored angry" and frustrated" Australians to stay the course through the current lockdowns.