Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Minister for Finance, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:05): Clearly, I extend my sympathies and the government's sympathies to Khalil and his family and, indeed, all those who have suffered bereavements in Australia—944 through the course of the pandemic—and, of course, the many millions across the rest of the globe. Those comparisons do remain important. Australia, though each of those deaths and each of the challenges of COVID is a tragedy, has managed the pandemic still far better than the rest of the world. In terms of access— Senator O'Neill: They were waiting for their vaccines. Senator BIRMINGHAM: I hear you saying they were waiting for vaccines. I do note that more than 80 per cent of those over the age of 70 have received their first vaccine. The majority of those have received their second dose. Those over 70 have been in the priority cohort, and vaccines are available, clearly, for those over 70, with more than 80 per cent— (Time expired)