Australian Senate to Investigate Excess Deaths in ‘World First’ Inquiry

The motion managed to pass the Senate by a narrow margin of 31 to 30, and will be a ‘world-first’ inquiry into the issue of excess deaths since COVID-19.

A New South Wales Ambulance paramedic transports a suspected COVID-19 patient to the Emergency Department of St Vincent's Hospital on June 4, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

The Australian Senate has agreed to investigate excess deaths since the start of the pandemic, following a persistent push by UAP Senator Ralph Babet.

On March 26, the Senate voted in favour 31 to 30 for the Community Affairs References Committee to investigate the factors contributing to excess mortality.