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Five things you need to know from the first week of estimates

Estimates restarts on Tuesday after explosive first week.

The Canberra Times

‘A watchdog without resources is not a watchdog’: Labor accused of letting key accountability body languish

Criticism of budget funding comes amid warnings the Australian National Audit Office will struggle to meet its targets for independent reviews

The Guardian - AU

Labor about-turns on ending defence project scrutiny

Senior ministers have backed as much transparency into Defence major projects as possible after a parliamentary committee moved to scrap public scrutiny.

AAP

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Auditor to probe social housing fund's value for money

The nation's auditor will investigate whether a massive housing fund set up in 2023 was designed correctly and is delivering value for money

AAP

Defence failed to properly investigate bribery allegations against Australian navy contractor officials, audit finds

Poor management of contracts worth more than $3.5bn has led to critical failures, including during a Vanuatu cyclone humanitarian operation, the ANAO says

The Guardian - AU

Land council 'put on notice' after independent review

The minister for Indigenous Australians has put a land council's board and management on notice over governance, operations and decision-making issues.

AAP

Problems with high security clearance system left 43,500 applications delayed

Defence not able to show the benefits the system will deliver.

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Australian War Memorial kept ministers in the dark on contracts for $550m redevelopment, audit finds

In two cases, contracts were split to avoid triggering $1m threshold for ministerial approval, the Australian National Audit Office says

The Guardian - AU

Bridget McKenzie’s office wanted ‘sports rorts’ funding tripled to pay for target and marginal seat priorities

Exclusive: FoI documents show senator’s office spoke to other members, duty-senators and some crossbenchers to prioritise marginal and target seats

The Guardian - AU

Facility accused of exorcisms and gay conversion practices applied for funding a month after Morrison announced it

Freedom of information documents show officials scrambling for information after then PM announced $4m for Esther Foundation

The Guardian - AU

Public servants complained about PwC ‘spamming’ them with unsolicited work offers, emails reveal

Correspondence released by agriculture department shows level of discomfort among officials about embattled firm’s efforts to land new contracts

The Guardian - AU

Deloitte admits misuse of government information as scandal engulfing PwC widens

Another big four consultancy firm confirms a conflict of interest breach during Senate inquiry, which could prompt further investigations

The Guardian - AU

Australia sent some military assistance to Ukraine without formal approvals or export permits, audit finds

Officials are monitoring social media and the news to work out if any equipment is captured by Russia, report reveals

The Guardian - AU

Auditors savage ‘not effective’ work in Treasury black economy crackdown

The Australian National Audit Office found the seven recommendations Treasury is solely responsible for haven’t been fully implemented.

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The Guardian - AU

Australia’s shadow economy leeches $12.4bn from tax revenue amid Treasury’s failure to crack down

Auditor general’s report says bid to tackle cash-in-hand work and tax avoidance measures haven’t worked

The Guardian - AU

Allegations of abuse at centre accused of ‘extreme religious practices’ raised in WA before Coalition’s $4m grant

Exclusive: State officials heard claims about Esther Foundation in 2018 before Scott Morrison announced funding in 2019, inquiry told

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government looks to revive $5m grant made under Coalition government against legal advice

Rowing facilities project in Albert Park, Victoria is part of Morrison-era grants that are currently being reviewed after the Albanese government’s election

The Guardian - AU

Stuart Robert meeting with company before negotiations ‘contrary to probity protocols’, auditor general says

Audit office criticises how home affairs handled tender process for multimillion-dollar contract but makes no finding against former minister

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The Guardian - AU

Morrison government’s $4m grant to group accused of ‘extreme religious practices’ was likely unlawful

There is no evidence politicians knew of the allegations against the foundation when the grant to WA the Esther Foundation was announced

ABC News

National audit office releases scathing report of Morrison-government health funding program

A review into a Morrison-government-era grant funding program finds only two of 171 projects attached to the program were "highly suitable" and almost half were based in marginal electorates.

The Guardian - AU

BAE Systems tries to bill Australian taxpayers $55,000 for Christmas cards and decorations

Defence department rejects military contractor’s claim but allows ‘adventure room’ event as audit finds navy frigate project in Adelaide faces cost blowout

ABC News

Auditor fires off scathing assessment of $45 billion future frigates program

Australia's troubled $45 billion project to build future frigates is facing a significant blow-out, with the auditor-general slamming Defence for failing to properly consider value for money during the tender process.

The Guardian - AU

Project to build navy frigates in Adelaide faces ‘significant’ cost blowouts, report says

Australian auditor’s office finds defence department’s procurement process lacked ‘value for money’ focus

The Guardian - AU

Turnbull government knew submarines would cost $80bn but told public ‘greater than $50bn’, audit finds

Defence investment plan ‘fell short of providing accurate, reliable and transparent information’ to the public, report reveals

The Guardian - AU

Morrison government discretionary grants could get axed in budget as Labor aims to prune ‘rorts and waste’

Regional development minister Catherine King says uncontracted funding awarded by the Coalition is being heavily scrutinised

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