2nd Australian Senator Pledges to Withhold Vote Over Mandatory Vaccine Policy

2nd Australian Senator Pledges to Withhold Vote Over Mandatory Vaccine Policy
Clinical staff label drawn up AstraZeneca COVID-19 syringes at the Claremont Showgrounds COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic in Perth, Australia on May 3, 2021. Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images
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A second senator from the Coalition has pledged to withhold support for any government-backed legislation until Australians refusing to receive the vaccine are “given protection from discrimination.”

South Australian Senator Alex Antic’s move follows fellow Coalition member and Queensland Senator Gerard Rennick, who has also pledged to withhold his vote over vaccine mandates and concerns around vaccine safety.