Scott Morrison is under pressure to apologise for the slow arrival of COVID-19 jabs - with half the population suffering through lockdown for at least another week - as he tells a radio show the 'not a race' comment was taken out of context.
The prime minister refused to apologise and said his government was"fixing the problems".
“Well, we have had problems and we have dealt with them, that’s what I do every single day. Yes, the government is accountable for this and I am accountable for this, that is why we take it accountably by fixing the problems and getting it right," Mr Morrison said. Mr Morrison said the government was doing their best to"get it right" as he addressed the nation on Wednesday.
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