November 2021
Sonic sales, earnings up in first four months of new year
The pathology giant did not provide full-year guidance but expects significant ongoing COVID-19 testing revenue into the foreseeable future.
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- Carrie LaFrenz
August 2021
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- Coronavirus pandemic
CEOs say stop case numbers obsession
Business leaders have backed calls by the Prime Minister and NSW Premier for state leaders to move on from a preoccupation with daily virus infection figures.
- Lucas Baird, Angela Macdonald-Smith and Carrie LaFrenz
February 2021
Sonic says COVID-19 vaccine will create a surge in missed routine testing
The pathology giant has performed over 18 million COVID-19 PCR tests to date in 60 of its laboratories globally, boosting half-year sales by 33 per cent.
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- Carrie LaFrenz
August 2020
Sonic Healthcare expects big role in COVID-19 vaccine testing
The pathology giant said that by June 30, the majority of its divisions had returned to pre-COVID-19 base volumes and revenues.
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- Carrie LaFrenz
June 2020
Sonic Healthcare smashed by COVID-19, flags flat 2020 earnings
The pathology player's board and top executives have taken a 50 per cent pay cut, a hiring freeze has been implemented and thousands of staff were furloughed as the pathology giant's normal testing volumes fell off a cliff.
- Carrie LaFrenz
March 2020
Sonic pulls full year guidance amid COVID-19 turmoil
As populations in the pathology giant's markets self-isolate or are quarantined, diagnostic testing volumes may be impacted in the short to medium term.
- Carrie LaFrenz
February 2020
Sonic scours for deals with $1b war chest
The boss of the world's third-largest medical laboratory company says he will likely take a look at Healthscope's pathology assets in New Zealand.
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- Carrie LaFrenz
October 2019
The 3 locals to make the list of world's best CEOs
Greg Goodman, Paul Perrault and Colin Goldschmidt have made the list of world's best-performing CEOs.
- Patrick Durkin
April 2019
Sonic Healthcare's US lab pays €2.5m over misread smear test
The unnamed Irish mother in her 40s is the latest to settle and gain payment from Sonic's US subsidiary over the false negative screening scandal that has gripped Ireland.
- Carrie LaFrenz