Coronavirus app labelled a dud by federal opposition

Federal opposition frontbencher Bill Shorten says the COVIDSafe app had not once helped with contact tracing.

Ứng dụng COVIDSafe Source: AAP Image/Scott Barbour

The Prime Minister said it would be our ticket to freedom, but the government's COVIDSafe app has been labelled a failure by Labor. 

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