Australian News in Punjabi 4 Feb: Federal government promises COVID vaccine to visaholders too

The federal government is promising visa holders access to COVID-19 vaccines including refugees, asylum seekers and detainees. Australia has reached a deal to secure an additional 10 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine as part of its national rollout campaign. Tune into tonight's bulletin for more news and updates on sports, forex and the weather.

Scott Morrison holds up a COVID19 vaccination leaflet Source: AAP

In this bulletin...

 

** Federal government secures more of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, vows to educate culturally and linguistically diverse communities…

** Firefighters continue to battle a fire in Perth's north-east...

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** in sport, the Australian Open is expected to go ahead this month as planned.

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