Four NSW integrity agencies face audits and a parliamentary inquiry that covers the auditor, too Wednesday December 4, 2019 By Stephen Easton New South Wales The Audit Office of New South Wales has been asked to run the ruler over the financial arrangements and management practices of four integrity agencies,… Read more
Transport, Education, Health sectors fall short on probity policies Wednesday June 5, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Education Three agencies have failed to comply with the NSW Procurement Board’s Direction for engaging probity practitioners, the NSW Auditor-General has found. Read more
Cost of state fraud growing by the millions as agencies miss red flags Monday November 14, 2016 By David Donaldson News Agencies' passive approach to fraud is allowing the cost to taxpayers to grow, says one state auditor. It's possible to build a profile of the… Read more
NSW auditor general calls for stronger powers Monday September 14, 2015 By David Donaldson News Tony Whitfield Acting New South Wales auditor general Tony Whitfield has reiterated his predecessor Grant Hehir's call for his office… Read more
Productivity measurement rethink in NSW to be led by Treasury Wednesday July 22, 2015 By David Donaldson News NSW Treasury will soon help agencies improve productivity and efficiency reporting, but the Department of Education and Communities has pushed back on narrow audit office… Read more
Hospital orthodoxy challenged as strategies fail to free up beds Thursday April 23, 2015 By Harley Dennett News Patch 'em up and get 'em out — Making hospital length of stay an efficiency metric has missed the unintended effect: unplanned readmissions. Managers at… Read more
