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Can Australian employers make you get a COVID-19 vaccine? Mostly not — but here's when they can

  • Written by Joo-Cheong Tham, Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
Can Australian employers make you get a COVID-19 vaccine? Mostly not — but here's when they canOnchira Wongsiri/Shutterstock

Australia’s official policy on vaccines is that they be voluntary and free. But the federal government hasn’t shut the door completely on employers pursuing mandatory policies of their own.

Last week the federal government reiterated it won’t use its powers to give employers a free hand to mandate...

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