The Australian government has launched a new strategy to boost vaccination rates. Will it work?

By Jessica Kaufman, Research Fellow, Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Julie Leask, Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney

Last week, the Australian government announced a new National Immunisation Strategy for 2025–30. This strategy sets out the government’s priorities for improving vaccine uptake for children, adolescents and adults over the next five years.

It comes at an important moment. Childhood vaccination coverage has been declining…

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