Australia’s Vaccine Drama: Booking Battles and Bulk-Billing Blues
Australia’s childhood vaccination rates are dropping faster than your Wi-Fi during Zoom calls, thanks to parents juggling so much they’d need Spider-Man’s schedule, plus the cost making wallets cry. Opposition promises to 'help protect Australia’s pharmaceutical sector' which sounds like 'We’re on it' but do they mean vaccines or Vegemite? Meanwhile, the relationship with the US is getting all diplomatic-y, with talks happening 'at many, many levels' and Australia boasting 'the lowest tariff rate' as if selling koalas was on the agenda. Oh, and mark your calendars for October 20th – a date so important it gets awkwardly dropped mid-sentence. If this keeps up, Measles might crash the AFL Grand Final party faster than a boomerang back from the Outback.
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Parents need easier vaccine appointments and bulk-billing because apparently, squeezing a jab into a schedule fuller than the Queen’s calendar is a national emergency now. Meanwhile, Australia’s chatting US up about tariffs like they’re dating but forgot the condom.
Who knew vaccinating kids was now Australia's ultimate game of appointment Tetris? Meanwhile, politicians throw tariff rates around like confetti, hoping no one notices measles is sending out party invites to the Grand Final.
Looks like Aussie parents need a PhD in logistics to get their kids vaccinated, while politicians multitask 16-level diplomacy like it’s a video game – good luck keeping track when measles might RSVP to the footy finals.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 9/26/2025 | Author: Caitlin Cassidy and Penry Buckley
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