National ad blitz to counter anti-vaxxers

A national television advertising blitz is being launched to counter the misinformation spread by anti-vaccination campaigners.

The federal government will spend an extra $12 million over the next three years to reinforce the health benefits of the nation's immunisation program.

Meanwhile, the government will also offer free flu vaccinations to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children under the age of 14, who are more likely than non-indigenous kids to be hospitalised with the disease.