Australian government sought to buy 500,000 Covid-19 test kits from company now under investigation

Exclusive: Brisbane company Promedical, headed by convicted rapist Neran de Silva, had no obvious experience in medical diagnostics and failed to deliver shipments when needed

The Australian government entered a contract to buy 500,000 Covid-19 test kits from a company headed by a convicted rapist, which had no experience in medical diagnostics, failed to deliver shipments at a critical point in the pandemic, and is now under investigation by the medical regulator.

At the height of the crisis, a small, largely unknown Brisbane company, Promedical Equipment Pty Ltd, told the Australian government it could supply huge quantities of Covid-19 rapid antibody testing kits made by a relatively well-known Chinese manufacturer, Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech.

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