Huge new claim in RAT ‘seizure’ mystery

Queensland Transport Minister Mark Bailey claims the tests “are in the hands of the Morrison Government.”

However, Motion One told news.com.au they were yet to deliver a “single test” to the Morrison Governnment. Rapid tests have been entering Australia, but many are saying their orders are not being filled, with highly-contested claims the tests are being redirected to meet government stockpile needs. Supplied

“One thing is certain, the Morrison Government now has a multimillion-dollar stockpile of rapid antigen tests, and the dozens of doctors, chemists, essential workers and everyday Australians that ordered that same product don’t. The exclusive distributor of rapid antigen saliva tests has previously rubbished widespread industry claims that supplies were ever seized, stolen or commandeered by the Morrison Government for the national stockpile.Australia’s consumer watchdog, the ACCC, has now been tasked to investigate multiple suppliers claiming they were told by distributors that saliva rapid antigen tests were held up because the government was seizing them.

In the email, the supplier states “Unfortunately, I am the bearer of bad news. The order you had with us for 20,000 saliva based rapid antigen tests kits was at Sydney airport as I advised you late last week.” “What are you going to do? You are not going to get the stock. All is fair and love and war. They may have paid more. I don’t know. It’s just insane trying to get stock.”

”We discovered through third parties that a company unknown to Motion One, a customer of one of our distributors, had notified its own customer base that the product we supply had been “recalled” on the basis of Government requisition,” CEO and Founder of Motion One, Ms Austyn Campbell said.

blakandblack 'events unforeseen'! You'd have to be joking, wouldn't you SM?

Our online order was due 17 January, then that date changed to 22 January, now it’s some date in February. With the free RATs to be provided to concession card holders (of which I am not one), from Monday, is the LNP Gov claiming this is just a coincidence?

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