Audit questions $6b Metro rail contract

The Victorian government doesn’t have a full picture of how well its private contractor is maintaining Melbourne’s metropolitan rail assets.

13 March, 2023

Tracking of body-worn cameras by Vic Police inconsistent

An audit of Victoria Police suggests that officers aren’t activating their body worn cameras as often as they should.

20 June, 2022

Audit finds lack of fraud controls over council grant programs

A five-year audit of six Victorian councils has found shortcomings in fraud controls around grants programs.

12 May, 2022

Agencies breached public sector ban on political advertising

Victorian government agencies defied a public sector ban on political advertising.

11 April, 2022

Victorian Public Service ill-prepared when Covid-19 hit

Covid-19 put many demands on government agencies, including providing incident management while maintaining services and transitioning to remote working.

28 February, 2022

Dysfunctional planning decision led to corruption claims

The Victorian Ombudsman says this local government planning decision has salutary lessons for all councils.

13 October, 2021

Reporting on major projects needs to improve: auditor

Victoria’s government agencies need to do better in the way they report on how the state’s major projects are being managed.

27 September, 2021

Ombudsman to investigate health dept decisions on COVID-19 travel permits

The Victorian Ombudsman will investigate decisions about COVID-19 related travel permits.

16 September, 2021

Hotel quarantine procurement processes found lacking

Victoria’s auditor general has found agencies involved in procurement for the hotel quarantine program didn’t follow policies.

13 September, 2021

Victoria falling short on infrastructure planning

Victoria has big infrastructure plans but is failing to properly plan for their delivery, an audit says.

23 August, 2021

Audit says Vic transport planning fragmented, incoherent and opaque

Victoria’s DoT has 40 separate plans and strategies but lacks a coherent, comprehensive and transparent transport vision, an audit says.

12 August, 2021

Navigating human rights in a pandemic

The covid-19 pandemic has forced governments to juggle human rights and public health as never before.

4 August, 2021

Victorian audit finds gaps in performance reporting

The Victorian auditor general has found weaknesses in performance reporting by government departments.

27 May, 2021

Councils audited over local roads programs

Victoria’s councils may not be getting value for money out of their road maintenance programs.

22 March, 2021