The federal aged care regulator handed a $2400-a-day strategic communications contract to a “master of reputation management” and another consultant near the peak of Victoria’s fatal coronavirus second wave when its quality assessors were overwhelmed by the scale of the outbreak.
On August 26, the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission paid $27,225 to two communications consultants — Glenn Byres and Maddie Gay — for just 11.25 days of work.
