Horror audit reveals govt’s shambolic $1bn vaccine procurement


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

An audit that the Heath department attempted to obstruct and censor shows it went against legal advice and market intelligence to recommend the Morrison government single source $1 billion of vaccines and antivenom supply from a CSL subsidiary.

The subsidiary, Seqirus, is the only local producer of all the products and was handed the 16-year contract in 2020 despite advice to the department it was not the best value for …

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