completely. i m afraid that as more large population centers open, we will see more rotation a virus to the community. through the household and back into the schools, over and over again. wherever there are relaxation s and mask-wearing policies. and wherever, overall community vaccination rates are low. what we see across america is really big geographic differences in the distribution of vaccine use. in the willingness to abide by community protection measures, such as wearing masks. and so i think we are going to see really differentiated, fragmented epidemic. with totally different dynamics, from one part of the country to another. this is all going to be based on politics. it s going to be based on political decisions that have been made by leaders in one part of the country versus
of course i agree with dr. blackstock s assessment completely. and i m afraid that as schools open more and more across concentrated areas of the country, large population centers, we re going to see more rotation of virus through the community, through the households and back into the schools over and over and over again. wherever there are relaxations in mask-wearing policies and wherever overall community vaccination rates are low. what we see across america is really big geographic differences in the distribution of vaccine use and in the willingness to abide by community protection measures, such as wearing masks. so, i think we re going to see a really differentiated, fragmented epidemic with totally different dynamics from one part of the country to the other. and this is all going to be based on politics.
Minister for Families and Social Services
(Manager of Government Business in the Senate)
Senator the Hon Anne Ruston
Joint media release
The Morrison Government has continued to make significant progress during 2020 towards implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
The progress is outlined in the third Annual Progress Report – tabled in Parliament today – which outlines the ongoing work to protect and improve the safety and wellbeing of children in institutions across the country.
Despite the challenges of COVID-19, significant reforms were introduced including:
The Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Act 2020 became law. This law introduced new third party grooming offences, increased maximum penalties and introduced compulsory minimum sentences for the most serious Commonwealth child sex offences as well as for repeat offenders.