Big Liberal donor among health firms selected to run vaccine rollout

approached Sonic chief executive Colin Goldschmidt to ask why the company made the donations and if he believed these donations were appropriate given the amount of work the company did for the government.Sonic is one of Australia’s biggest healthcare and pathology companies with 127 subsidiaries, including Douglass Hanly Moir and Melbourne Pathology. It announced a profit in the final six months of 2020 of $678 million – up from a profit of $254 million over the same period in 2019.

“The Minister for Health was not involved in the tender, evaluation, negotiation or awarding of contracts with any of these providers,” his spokesman said. He said the health department had sought proposals from major pathology providers with existing collection and testing capacity, to provide rapid in reach pathology collection and testing services to residential aged care facilities. “Through this process Sonic Healthcare was the successful tenderer. The Minister for Health was not involved in the tender, evaluation, negotiation or awarding of this contract.

Lloyd Williams is national secretary of the Health Services Union, which has members working in Sonic’s pathology businesses.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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ClayLucas Quelle surprise!! followthemoney auspol

ClayLucas LNP policy? You scratch my back and I’ll put taxpayers’ dollars in your pocket.

ClayLucas So you donate to a political party and that disqualifies you from getting contracts according to the age, yep sounds about right, only when its a consensus government though

ClayLucas Democracy. Where the big players dine and wine on a large chunk of steak, while the commoners are fed with snippet of leftovers on a plate.

ClayLucas Remember Morrison’s words; those that have a go will get a go. He’s a man of his word. 🙏

ClayLucas No shit 😳

ClayLucas Makes millions on repeat Medical tests due to delays in testing as a result of the COVID lock down.

ClayLucas Yep that figures.. doing a shit job but “doesn’t matter”still get paid

ClayLucas Mates rates

ClayLucas The Morrison Government the most corrupt in history

ClayLucas Well known in Ireland for this

ClayLucas “Sonic is one of Australia’s biggest healthcare and pathology companies with 127 subsidiaries, including Douglass Hanly Moir and Melbourne Pathology”. This is why it got the contract - as their outreach is massive - not because of donations. Not many / any other choices tbh.

ClayLucas Predictable. If there is government money going out, it's going to a donor

ClayLucas Please note the lack of gasps.

ClayLucas 🧐

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