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The Prime Minister of Australia at the time signed up to AZ as our eggs in one basket vaccine. Also, because we were in heavy lockdown, we were virtually COVID-

The Prime Minister of Australia at the time signed up to AZ as our eggs in one basket vaccine. Also, because we were in heavy lockdown, we were virtually COVID-free for a long time meaning we were de-prioritised in allocation. Double-whammy, and so people from 30-and-over got AZ as their primary (and only vaccine). ... tl;dr: Australia was heavy AZ because of politics

defrost 4y ago
Please, please, please do not mention that the Prime Minister of Australia at the time was also secretly the * Minister of Health, * Minister of Finance, * Minister of Treasury, * Minister of Home Affairs and Industry, and * Minister of Science, Energy and Resources at the same time as being PM. People from other countries will start asking difficult questions and calling us a banana republic and such things. [1] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-25/key-takeaways-from-scott-morrison-secret-ministries-report/101699078 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-25/key-takeaways-from-sc...
- vernon99 4y ago
  My first reaction was “wow, what?” - but after reading the link you provided, it seems this was a plan B and a safeguard in case actual ministers would get sick. “Mr Morrison only used the powers of his appointments once: to refuse an application for a petroleum exploration licence, PEP-11, using powers as head of the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources.” Thanks for giving the link but please don’t overexaggerate :)
  - defrost 4y ago
    The two specific parts that made this beyond the pale are: * this was done in complete secrecy, no one was told, not even the Ministers whose portfolios he assumed the powers of, * this was unneccesary and a very poor "backup plan" to have one single person be the only person that was "pre approved" with multiple normally silo'd powers. This was both a first and a last, rules are being rewritten to prevent this kind of behaviour in the future.

defrost 4y ago

Please, please, please do not mention that the Prime Minister of Australia at the time was also secretly the * Minister of Health, * Minister of Finance, * Minister of Treasury, * Minister of Home Affairs and Industry, and * Minister of Science, Energy and Resources at the same time as being PM. People from other countries will start asking difficult questions and calling us a banana republic and such things. [1] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-25/key-takeaways-from-scott-morrison-secret-ministries-report/101699078 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-25/key-takeaways-from-sc...

vernon99 4y ago
My first reaction was “wow, what?” - but after reading the link you provided, it seems this was a plan B and a safeguard in case actual ministers would get sick. “Mr Morrison only used the powers of his appointments once: to refuse an application for a petroleum exploration licence, PEP-11, using powers as head of the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources.” Thanks for giving the link but please don’t overexaggerate :)
- defrost 4y ago
  The two specific parts that made this beyond the pale are: * this was done in complete secrecy, no one was told, not even the Ministers whose portfolios he assumed the powers of, * this was unneccesary and a very poor "backup plan" to have one single person be the only person that was "pre approved" with multiple normally silo'd powers. This was both a first and a last, rules are being rewritten to prevent this kind of behaviour in the future.