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1/ Emerging information on the govt's 'negotiations' with #Pfizer is alarming.
Greg Hunt has been avoiding answering questions on when discussions started but claimed official negotiations didn't begin until Dec 2020.
Listen to Dr Norman Swan & Raf Epstein. ⬇️
Greg Hunt has been avoiding answering questions on when discussions started but claimed official negotiations didn't begin until Dec 2020.
Listen to Dr Norman Swan & Raf Epstein. ⬇️
2/ In #qt on Thursday Greg Hunt said the govt commenced "negotiations with #Pfizer...after the end of June". He said govt decided to back #AstraZeneca instead, on the basis of medical advice. Callum Foote's article (Michael West Media 19 June) suggests this could not... 
3/ ...have been possible. Bill Bowtell, UNSW Adjunct Professor of Strategic Health Policy, that advice must have been based on “commercial and political advice”.
michaelwest.com.au/governments-ap…
michaelwest.com.au/governments-ap…
You may have seen the recent decision by Justice Bernard Murphy in the Federal Court to approve a settlement of at least $1.8billion for victims in the #robodebt class action.
Justice Murphy called the #Robodebt program a huge waste of public money. 1/
Justice Murphy called the #Robodebt program a huge waste of public money. 1/
2/ Justice Murphy also said the #Robodebt scheme was unlawful, "a shameful chapter" and "massive failure in public administration" of Australia's social security scheme.
abc.net.au/news/2021-06-1…
abc.net.au/news/2021-06-1…
3/ The judge also commented on victims' sense of shame at wrongly being branded 'welfare cheats', their anxiety & distress, which led in some cases to suicidal ideation & suicide. 😭
You'd hope the Morrison govt would have learned from this shocking saga, but you might be wrong.
You'd hope the Morrison govt would have learned from this shocking saga, but you might be wrong.
