After riding high in the opinion polls for the past 12 months, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is now facing the consequences of a slow and messy vaccine rollout.




To try and claw back public support the PM has tried to tap into the country’s Olympic spirit, describing our vaccine challenge as a “gold medal” race.




Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno on the intertwined fates of the vaccine rollout and the Prime Minister’s political fortunes. 




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After riding high in the opinion polls for the past 12 months, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is now facing the consequences of a slow and messy vaccine rollout. To try and claw back public support the PM has tried to tap into the country’s Olympic spirit, describing our vaccine challenge as a “gold medal” race. Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno on the intertwined fates of the vaccine rollout and the Prime Minister’s political fortunes.  Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a> Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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After riding high in the opinion polls for the past 12 months, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is now facing the consequences of a slow and messy vaccine rollout.To try and claw back public support the PM has tried to tap into the country’s Olympic sp...

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