MEDICAL SUPPLIES – AUSTRALIA

Australian government paid millions for unusable Covid face masks from obscure online retailer

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Original article by David Conn, Christopher Knaus
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 8-Nov-23

The former Coalition government has come under renewed scrutiny over its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been revealed that the Department of Health awarded $100m worth of contracts to supply personal protective equipment to a small online retailer in April and June 2020. The contracts to supply 50 million face masks and four million isolation gowns were subsequently outsourced to two companies that are registered in Cyprus. However, some 46 million face masks were deemed to be unusable because they did not comply with quality standards. The Department of Health awarded the contracts via a limited tender.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HEALTH AND AGED CARE

Blackmores gives six weeks’ pay to staff as share of profit bonanza

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Original article by Simon Evans
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 8 : 26-Aug-15

Blackmores has reported a rise of 83 per cent in net profit after tax to $A46.6 million for 2014-15. Total sales increased 36 per cent to $A471.6 million. Commenting on the results, Blackmores CEO Christine Holgate said on 25 August 2015 that staff will receive an extra six weeks’ pay as part of a profit-sharing scheme. The final dividend was raised by 63 per cent to $A1.35 a share.

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BLACKMORES LIMITED – ASX BKL, BIOCEUTICALS PTY LTD, VITACO HEALTH LIMITED, GOLDMAN SACHS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, ASX LIMITED – ASX ASX, NUTRA-LIFE HEALTH AND FITNESS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, HEALTHERIES OF NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, MUSASHI PTY LTD