Division Description Changes — Motions — Morrison Government — 17th Jun 2021

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representatives vote 2021-06-17#7 Edited by mackay staff on 2022-03-18 10:22:52	Title ~~Motions — Morrison Government~~ Motions - Morrison Government - Don't let a vote happen Description ~~<p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>~~ <p>The question now is that motion moved by the honourable Leader of the Opposition be disagreed to.</p> The *majority voted in favour of disagreeing* with a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2021-06-17.83.2), which means it failed. The motion was to suspend the usual procedural rules - known as [standing orders](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/parliament-at-work/standing-orders/) - in order to let another vote happen. ### Motion text > That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the Opposition from moving the following motion immediately— > > That the House notes: > *> (1) despite announcing Australia would be at the front of the queue on COVID vaccines,** the Morrison Government has taken too long to secure the vaccines Australians always needed;* > > (2) despite announcing Australia was not putting all its eggs in one basket on COVID vaccines, the Morrison Government failed to secure early access to five or six vaccines; > > (3) fewer than three per cent of Australians have been fully vaccinated; > > (4) despite announcing last August it was looking to establish mRNA manufacturing in Australia, the Morrison Government has failed to establish mRNA vaccine manufacturing in Australia; and > *> (5) the Morrison Government has fail*ed to run an effective public information campaign on vaccines in the face of constantly changing health advice and increased vaccine hesitancy.

~~<p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>~~
<p>The question now is that motion moved by the honourable Leader of the Opposition be disagreed to.</p>
The majority voted in favour of *disagreeing* with a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2021-06-17.83.2), which means it failed. The motion was to suspend the usual procedural rules - known as [standing orders](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/parliament-at-work/standing-orders/) - in order to let another vote happen.
### Motion text
> *That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the Opposition from moving the following motion immediately—*
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> *That the House notes:*
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> *(1) despite announcing Australia would be at the front of the queue on COVID vaccines, the Morrison Government has taken too long to secure the vaccines Australians always needed;*
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> *(2) despite announcing Australia was not putting all its eggs in one basket on COVID vaccines, the Morrison Government failed to secure early access to five or six vaccines;*
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> *(3) fewer than three per cent of Australians have been fully vaccinated;*
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> *(4) despite announcing last August it was looking to establish mRNA manufacturing in Australia, the Morrison Government has failed to establish mRNA vaccine manufacturing in Australia; and*
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> *(5) the Morrison Government has failed to run an effective public information campaign on vaccines in the face of constantly changing health advice and increased vaccine hesitancy.*