Australian thalidomide managers knew drug was killing babies 'for five months'

By Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker
Updated June 5 2015 - 10:23am, first published May 24 2015 - 11:30pm

Australian managers of the firm that sold thalidomide to pregnant women in the 1950s and '60s actively covered up concerns it was causing birth defects, according to an explosive statement provided by a company insider.

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