Colbeck, Sen Richard

Senator COLBECK (Tasmania—Minister for Sport and Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services) (14:21): Thanks, Senator, for the question. The government has undertaken an audit of the capacity of industry here in Australia to see if there is any capacity that may be able to be developed to produce vaccines using that technology. We have identified some companies in Australia who do have that capacity. We're currently in discussions with them to understand whether or not that capacity can be scaled up in the future so that we do have, onshore, some sovereign capacity. Those conversations are continuing. The PRESIDENT: Senator Siewert, a final supplementary.