On the 13th of December 2016 I did some research into Australia’s Centrelink after claims from various sources that it was not a governmental organisation. What I found was not what I expected. It all started when I did a standard search of Centrelink’s ABN as published on their own tax statements.
UPDATE: Since first investigating this matter all records of Gomashio have been removed from Centrelink’s ABN details, Gomashio has been cancelled according to ASIC and the property registered to Gomashio and Lizette Morrison has been fire sold for $911k. Coincidence or coverup? Whatever the case this article now stands as a historical record. All of the supporting ABN and ASIC documents from 2016 can be downloaded from the links at the bottom of the article.
(Identifying details of the document below have been redacted)
What was surprising was to find that Centrelink was trading as the business name Gomashio. What was also intriguing was the date that the business started. 1st November 2016 the very day Centrelink’s ABN details were updated. Not only does the Gomashio name show up in the ABN details but also in the ABN history.
https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?abn=29468422437
https://abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View?id=29468422437
Gomashio appears to be owned and operated by a Lizette Morrison of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland Australia. Considering the fact that Centrelink is supposed to be a Government agency and Gomashio is owned by an individual it is very odd indeed to see Australia’s welfare agency attached to an individual as seen below in the ABN documents.
https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?id=39513404827
https://abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View?id=39513404827
https://connectonline.asic.gov.au/RegistrySearch/faces/landing/bySearchId.jspx?searchId=615429591&searchIdType=BUSN&_adf.ctrl-state=lcg3pg7x3_4
What is also interesting is that Gomashio is not registered for GST yet the address for the business is prime beach front real estate! Getting something like that for under $1M would be a bargain! Whatever is going on here there’s are a few things that do not compute. A short time after my investigation the property was promptly sold VERY cheaply and in quite a rush (9 months later) it seems.
All PDF documents from 2016 of the above images can be downloaded below by clicking on the links.
ABN details: Centrelink, Gomashio
ABN history: Centrelink, Gomashio
ASIC database: ASIC database for Gomashio
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