'No jab, no pay': how do the vaccination law changes affect you?

The Federal Government's welfare crackdown on parents who fail to vaccinate their children is taking effect soon (1 Jan 2016). It has been months in the making, initially announced by then-prime minister Tony Abbott earlier this year. It followed figures showing the number of parents describing themselves as "conscientious objectors" and choosing not to vaccinate children has doubled since 2006. The government introduced the laws to encourage more parents to get their children vaccinated.

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