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Australian gov created National Covid-19 Coord Commission (NCCC) to advise on social & economic decisions. Righto- but why did they pick an Exec Board of mining magnates, billionaires, international tax dodgers & the head of a Gates-funded vaccine org?
https://www.pm.gov.au/media/national-covid-19-coordination-commission
https://www.pm.gov.au/media/national-covid-19-coordination-commission
The two NCCC gov reps are from Home Affairs and Prime Minister’s office. No reps from Departments of Trade, Tourism, Industry, Infrastructure. No one from the government to advocate for small business, trade, tourism or employee protections.
NCCC Chair Neville Power. ‘Mining magnate’, former CEO of FMG. Now on Board of Strike Energy (natural gas). Chairman of Perth Airport. (Remember airlines got $700m, one of the first sectors for bailout?)
https://pmc.gov.au/nccc/who-we-are
https://pmc.gov.au/nccc/who-we-are
NCCC Deputy Chair: David Thodey. Director of CSIRO Board. CSIRO has been engaged by Gates-funded organisation CEPI to fast-track manufacture of Covid-19 vaccine. https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/Health/Infectious-diseases-coronavirus/Our-response/Understanding-the-virus
Last month, CSIRO CEO Dr Larry Marshall told Senate that CSIRO joined CEPI a year ago & started a vaccine manufacturing pipeline & manufacturing capability in anticipation of an event like Covid-19 happening in the future’. Hmm…
https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22committees%2Festimate%2F93344a90-e14d-4d1a-8d9c-11d80857bebf%2F0003%22
https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22committees%2Festimate%2F93344a90-e14d-4d1a-8d9c-11d80857bebf%2F0003%22
David Thodey also sits on Board of private hospital Ramsay Healthcare Group. A few days after PM announced NCCC advisors, the gov committed $1.3B in taxpayer funding to private hospitals that offered their facilities to Covid-19 response. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/31/federal-government-pay-half-integrate-private-public-hospitals-covid-19-response
Ramsay Healthcare group now has arrangement with Vic State Gov, getting federal funding for private hospital to receive “net recoverable costs.” https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/ramsay-health-care-inks-covid-19-deal-with-victoria-20200429-p54o6m.html
The Guardian reported billions in taxpayer funding unlikely to achieve Minister Greg Hunt’s promise to “fully integrate” private hospitals w public hospital system. Govs doesn’t have expertise needed to negotiate effectively w private hospital sector. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/03/after-coronavirus-private-hospitals-should-not-be-allowed-to-return-to-business-as-usual
NCCC Member Jane Halton. Former head of Dept Health. Served on WHO exec + advisory boards. Now CEO of Gates Foundation-founded CEPI, which is brokering public-private Pharma partnerships and getting millions in taxpayer $ to develop Covid-19 vaccine.
https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/documents/about-us/jane-halton.pdf?sfvrsn=b3200427_2
https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/documents/about-us/jane-halton.pdf?sfvrsn=b3200427_2
Halton says $3B required to make Covid-19 vaccine. Says Aus drug regulators have to “shortcut approval process”. Aus gov has already given millions to CEPI. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/coronavirus-vaccine-still-at-least-one-year-away
Halton was on panel of Oct 2019 high level ‘pandemic simulation’ Event 201, which was run by Gates Foundation, World Economic Forum and Johns Hopkins Institute. Simulation scenario was ‘pandemic caused by zoonotic coronavirus from bats’ https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/players/halton.html
Halton also on Crown Casino Board & ‘Risk Management Committee’. In 2019, leaked internal papers alleged Crown’s ‘serial lawbreaking’ including contractual agreements with an entity involved in human trafficking. https://www.michaelwest.com.au/crown-resorts-board-is-orange-the-new-black/
NCCC Member Greg Combet, former union boss and current Chair of Industry Super Australia, which represents 16 of Australia’s largest super funds and has $412 billion under management. https://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2018/opinion/greg-combet-and-the-future-of-capitalism
Under the time of Combet’s leadership, Industry Super Holdings were found to be investing in Saudi arms dealers and paid their execs millions while the ABC reports they pay minimal tax. https://www.investordaily.com.au/superannuation/44669-industry-super-funds-investing-in-saudi-weapons
PM Morrison recently said that our superannuation should be used to bail out companies flailing bc of Covid-19 (doesn’t this contravene Super laws?) Specifically said Virgin Aus, who earned $17.9B income over last 4 years & paid $0 tax. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/super-funds-question-pm-s-call-to-invest-in-virgin-20200417-p54koq.html
NCCC Member Paul Little. Billionaire. Owns Melbourne Jet Base (remember airlines one of first sectors bailed out? Not documented if Melb Jet Base was given some of the $700m, I’m still looking) https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/news/coronavirus-is-parking-private-jets-2-936799/
Little also Chairman of Australian Grand Prix. Victorian State Gov cancelled 2020 Grand Prix because of Covid. And it looks like the taxpayers will be footing the $60 million+ cancellation bill. https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/taxpayers-could-still-be-on-the-hook-for-secret-grand-prix-fee-despite-cancellation-20200314-p54a25.html
NCCC Member Catherine Tanna. Also Chair of Reserve Bank Renumeration Board AND Managing Director of foreign-owned EnergyAustralia.
https://www.energyaustralia.com.au/about-us/careers/meet-our-people/meet-our-leaders
https://www.energyaustralia.com.au/about-us/careers/meet-our-people/meet-our-leaders
In Feb 2020, @Senator_Patrick called Tanna an “international tax dodger” in Parliament & demanded her resignation from RBA, saying there was a “deeply shameful side to her career.”
Next month, she’s on the NCCC Board. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/resign-from-rba-board-senator-calls-for-energyaustralia-boss-to-go-20200226-p544k9.html
Next month, she’s on the NCCC Board. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/resign-from-rba-board-senator-calls-for-energyaustralia-boss-to-go-20200226-p544k9.html
Journalist John Keane says that while the PM has cancelled Parliament, Aus Covid-19 run by ‘crisis-manager’ NCCC- an “unelected body chaired by a former mining corporation magnate & answerable only to the Prime Minister.” https://www.michaelwest.com.au/democracy-and-the-corona-virus-understanding-the-mess-were-in-after-relinquishing-power/
Why did PM pick conflicted NCCC Exec Board Members that ALSO represent the interests of Big Business? Where r reps for small business & employee protections? NCCC is just a facilitator to shift vast sums of public money to the private sector. We’re bloody paying them to do it too
