Lord and Saviour
Brett Lethbridge
14 July 2021
With the coronavirus Delta strain rippling across the country, former prime minister Kevin Rudd made headlines when he announced he had personally implored the head of Pfizer to bring forward the supply of COVID-19 vaccines to Australia.
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