FOI 25-0322 LD MO – Correspondence With The Saturday Paper

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This FOI release contains correspondence between The Saturday Paper journalist and the Department of Health and Aged Care regarding contracts with Miles Morgan Australia for the Future Fit program. The journalist's inquiry focuses on whether the department issued a $1.6 million transition/close-out contract to Miles Morgan Australia while the company was trading insolvent, whether the department was aware of a $700,000 ATO tax default registered days after the department's final milestone payment of nearly $287,000, and why contractual performance conditions were met despite apparent financial distress. The Minister's attributed response states the government expects departments to meet Commonwealth Procurement Rules obligations and notes the Australian National Audit Office is conducting an audit of the Miles Morgan Australia contract, with the government awaiting outcomes. The correspondence suggests potential procurement and financial management issues within the department's aged care service delivery.