Queensland Government to Make ‘Discriminatory’ Pay Cut to Unvaccinated School Staff

Queensland Health Minister Yvette D'Ath, Deputy Premier Steven Miles, Queensland Chief health officer Jeannette Young and Education minister Grace Grace at Parliament house in Brisbane, Australia on Aug. 6, 2021. Jono Searle/Getty Images

Nearly 1,000 school staff in Queensland, including teachers, aides, administration, and cleaners, will have a portion of their salaries cut for 18 weeks as a disciplinary measure for not being vaccinated against COVID-19.

Mandates were handed to teachers, prison staff, and airport staff in Nov. 2021.