COVID disaster relief payments will end when 80% vax threshold reached

ABC NEWS (Australia) 2021-09-29

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When a state or territory hits 70 per cent vaccination, people will have to reapply for COVID disaster payments, and after they hit 80 per cent, the funding will be turned off. Finance Minister Simon Birmingham says ending the payments is in line with the national roadmap.

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