Australian political leaders' threats of loss of freedom against anyone who questions their COVID vaccines add to FCPA UK Bribery Act issues

 by  Ganesh Sahathevan 

Australia's political leaders, including the Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and his state counterparts, have continued to stonewall questions about vaccine efficacy, vaccine failure, and side effects.Morrison has gone so far as to make false claims about vaccine efficacy. 

Instead they have now started to threaten their own citizens with a permanent loss of freedom if they refuse to get vaccinated in accordance with government mandated timetables. 

However, even between themselves there is disagreement over vaccine efficacy. For example the Premier Of Western Australia, Mark McGowan will not accept vaccinated persons from other states for fear that they might be infectious. 

Meanwhile the Premier of NSW continues to fear the unvaccinated, despite proudly advertising the fact of her two AZ jabs. 

All of the above adds to suspicion that the Australian Government and its leaders have engaged in conduct that may be in breach of US  FCPA and UK Bribery Act provisions in their haste to acquire COVID vaccines. 

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Australian political leader's lack of faith in her AstraZeneca COVID vaccine raises questions about Australian Govt vaccine procurement, and UK Bribery Act, FCPA issues

 by Ganesh Sahathevan 

The Australian state leader Gladys Berejiklian's publicly declared lack of faith in her AstraZeneca COVID vaccine raises questions about the Australian Government's procurement of COVID vaccines, and in particular, its agreements with AstraZeneca. 

Berejiklian is a senior figure in Australia's ruling Liberal Party which has led the way in the procurement of AZ vaccines. Prime Minister Scott Morrison who leads the party is proud of his efforts in securing AZ vaccines for his country, and the manufacturing agreements he has entered into with that company.

AZ  is expected, at minimum , to prevent COVID infection in any given population. If Berejiklian does not think she can rely on AZ to protect her from COVID infection, then her  Liberal Party, which  leads the Australian Government must explain why it continues to rely on AZ. Put in another way, any government would have to explain spending hundreds of million if not billions on something that is not going to do the job. 

Government procurement is of course taxpayer funded, and AstraZeneca operates out f both the US and UK.  US Foreign Corrupt Practises Act  and UK Bribery Act investigations ought to be expected. 

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

AstraZeneca efficacy thrown into doubt by prominent Australian politician: Australian state leader Gladys Berejiklian is vaccinated with AstraZeneca but "wouldn’t want to be in the same room with lots of unvaccinated people’

 by Ganesh Sahathevan 




Berejiklian received her first jab in March, the second in June.

Prominent Australian politician Gladys Berejiklian, who is premier of the State Of NSW told Skynews today:

“I wouldn’t want to be in the room with lots of people who aren’t vaccinated,”


Ms Berejiklian has not been shy to advertise the fact that she has had two doses of AstraZeneca 

Her comments cast doubt on the efficacy of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is being promoted as a COVID preventive. 

The AstraZeneca vaccine is so named after the company that produces and markets it, AstraZeneca plc.

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