The Briefing: Commonwealth, state and territory public servants receive varying levels of vaccine support, obligations and communication

Crux of the matter

Australian governments have demonstrated varying levels of support, obligations and communication for public servants throughout the country’s vaccine roll-out, with only Victoria and Western Australia confirming the jab is mandatory for hotel quarantine workers and Queensland issuing a similar direction for health workers treating COVID-19 patients.

The nation: How public servants have been considered in the commonwealth’s vaccine rollout

A guiding resource in the space for commonwealth, state and territory public sectors is the Australian Public Service Commission’s Circular