MP opposed to vaccine passports

Member for Monash Russell Broadbent is firmly against vaccine passports to travel between states, go to work and attend businesses and events but hasn’t yet decided whether to support a Private Member’s Bill that opposes the introduction of passports.

The No Domestic COVID Vaccination Passport Bill was introduced into parliament on September 2 by Member for Hughes in New South Wales Craig Kelly and seconded by Member for Dawson in Queensland George Christensen.

However, Mr Kelly’s attempt to have it debated at the time was defeated by opposition of the major parties, the Australian Labor Party and Liberal National coalition.

It will not come before parliament for debate until at least the next sitting, a month away.

Mr Broadbent, who posted a video on YouTube stating his thoughts on the use of vaccine passports within Australia, said the video had received 42,000 hits from which he had received 14,000 emails, most of which were opposed to the passports.

He said lockdowns were now beyond people’s endurance and they felt threatened by the possibility of mandated vaccination to allow them to work, travel and attend premises and events.

It stabs at the heart of freedoms and must be defeated, Mr Broadbent stated in the video.

He added that many doctors and health authorities also opposed demanding children be vaccinated against COVID.

“Children, even those that have had COVID, were doing well and people that didn’t want to be vaccinated were only putting themselves and others that hadn’t been vaccinated at risk”.

Many people have described it (compulsory vaccination) as overreach and immoral, Mr Broadbent stated.