The Labor Party is calling on the federal government to offer a $300 payment for Australians to get fully vaccinated, saying it will help speed up the vaccine rollout. The federal government and epidemiologist Mary-Louise McLaws have downplayed the idea, however, saying it was not fit for purpose for Australia’s current circumstances. On the weekend, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) issued the proposal saying it would incentivise Australians to get fully vaccinated and help businesses struggling with lockdowns. “Vaccinations are a race Australians can no longer afford to lose. The Morrison government must make vaccines easily accessible to meet their target to vaccinate 80 percent of adults,” the statement read, blaming the government for the slow rollout of vaccines. “The faster this is achieved, the faster the recovery as we emerge from lockdowns that are bleeding hundreds of millions of dollars a day from the nation’s finances,” it added. “That’s …