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On Thursday July 1 at 8.30pm, Q+A broadcasts live from Melbourne with guest host David Speers.
Up to 12 million Australians are in lockdown, or heading that way, as four states now race to contain outbreaks of the Delta variant of COVID-19.
South East Queensland, Magnetic Island and Townsville have gone into a three day snap lockdown. Perth and the Peel region have entered a four-day lockdown. And the Northern Territory has extended its stay-at-home orders until Friday. In New South Wales, the Sydney outbreak shows no sign of ending quickly - with another 19 cases identified today - and Treasurer Dominic Perrotet has unveiled a business rescue package.
Confusion has followed the Prime Minister’s announcement that Australian adults aged under 40 will finally be allowed to request the AstraZeneca vaccine, even though Pfizer is the preferred option for that age group. Scott Morrison has also announced mandatory vaccinations for aged care workers and plans to indemnify doctors against the very rare risk of blood clots. A revamped quarantine scheme will now mandate quarantine workers be both vaccinated and tested, and domestic travellers will be separated from higher-risk international travellers.
Meanwhile, when it comes to vaccinations, it seems we have fallen to the very last of all OECD countries, with only 4.75% of Australians vaccinated, as compared 45.76% in the United States.
And with Brisbane on track to be named the official host of the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics, we’ll explore the debate around whether the Tokyo Games should go ahead next month.
Joining David on the panel:
Annastacia Palaszczuk, Premier of Queensland
Michelle Ananda-Rajah, Infectious diseases expert
Stephen Duckett, Director of Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute
Full panel TBC
Please submit a question via our website by 9am Thursday for the chance to ask the panel.
Scroll down to watch Thursday's toughest question asked by Noah Smith, who wanted to know why Sydney hadn’t already gone into lockdown. 👇
Watch Q+A Thursday at 8.30pm on ABC TV, streamed live 8.30pm AEST on ABC iview or on our website. |
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| Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she was "absolutely furious" after an unvaccinated hospital worker tested positive for COVID-19, prompting a three-day lockdown for parts of the state. | | MORE |
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| In early June, Michelle Ananda-Rajah said she was "uncomfortable" about variations in the state's vaccine policies. "It raises real questions around vaccine equity, access and also transparency," she said. | | MORE |
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| In April, Stephen Duckett highlighted four ways the vaccine rollout had been bungled. "Nearly three months on, sadly none have been fixed, and new symptoms of these blunders are emerging," he writes. | | MORE |
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Catch Up on Last Week's Show |
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| Noah Smith wanted to know why Sydney hadn’t already gone into lockdown. Marylouise McLaws and Bill Bowtell criticised the NSW government's decision not to lock down Sydney in response to the Bondi COVID cluster. | | WATCH |
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| Jayden Evans offers his thoughts on on-screen representations of autism and shares his experience of taking part in the ABC TV program, Love on the Spectrum. | | WATCH |
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| Jayden Evans from Love on the Spectrum joins the panel to discuss Sydney's COVID outbreak, autism representation, the NDIS and Barnaby Joyce. . | | WATCH |
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