Greg Hunt opens door to mandatory jabs in healthcare after AMA demand

Finn McHugh
Updated August 31 2021 - 5:02pm, first published 2:00pm
The AMA has called for mandatory vaccines in all healthcare centres, including receptionists and cleaners. Picture: Anthony Brady
The AMA has called for mandatory vaccines in all healthcare centres, including receptionists and cleaners. Picture: Anthony Brady

Mandatory vaccines for healthcare workers are "very high on the agenda" for the states and territories after demands from the nation's peak medical body, the Health Minister says.

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Finn McHugh

Finn McHugh

Federal Political Reporter

Finn McHugh has been federal political reporter for The Canberra Times since July 2021. He joined the Canberra Press Gallery in 2019 where he was executive producer of Sky News's AM Agenda, before joining NCA NewsWire as a federal political reporter. He has previously interned at the Kuwait Times.

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