Treasury slammed over black economy report

The auditor’s office has slammed Treasury over its implementation of measures to rein in the black economy.

19 June, 2023

Minister orders review of community health grants program

Health Minister Mark Butler has ordered a departmental review of funding provided under the $2 billion Community Health and Hospitals Program.

6 June, 2023

Disaster recovery funding for states set to hit $6.5b

Commonwealth disaster recovery funding for states and territories is set to double.

19 May, 2023

Clean energy agency fails to show it’s delivering

A report says the renewable energy funding agency isn’t showing it’s increasing supply.

30 April, 2020

Govt’s $490bn procurement spend

Government agencies spent $64.5bn on procurement in 2018-19 and $490.8bn over the last ten years.

16 March, 2020

Aboriginal procurement targets undermined

An audit says Aboriginal procurement targets are a good idea, but they’re not working.

2 March, 2020

My Health Record cyber risk management fails

My Health Record has failed to appropriately manage cyber security risks, an audit says.

26 November, 2019

Millions spent on failing ad campaigns: audit

The government spent millions on campaigns that they knew weren’t working, an audit has revealed.

3 September, 2019

Australia Post fails cyber security test

Australia Post has failed to effectively identify and manage cyber security risks, an audit has found.

5 July, 2019

Transport safety investigations stall

The national transport safety agency is getting less efficient at investigating accidents and safety incidents.

14 March, 2019

Government’s $80,000 procurement contract threshold in focus

Inquiry hears the Department of Finance should carry out a more detailed investigation into whether there is “systematic flouting” of the procurement rules.

12 March, 2018

Audit Office slams Government’s clean coal and carbon capture efforts

The Federal Government’s current energy policy says it is ‘technology agnostic’, and that carbon fuels will have a continued role as energy sources well into the future. It talks often of ‘clean coal’ and of carbon capture, technologies that are intended to reduce the emissions of exist fossil fuel energy sources. Despite these technologies being […]

13 December, 2017

Audit Office shines a light on procurement

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has released a major report on procurement in the Federal Government. It is an information report that says it is “not an audit nor an assurance review” and that no conclusions or opinions are represented. But it does present a useful overview of government procurement. The report is based […]

7 December, 2017

APS underperformance ignored by managers, says audit

Poor performers encouraged to resign or retire.

24 May, 2017