Western Australian auditor general has found significant weaknesses in the state's public pathology provider, which stores nearly 14 million medical test results conducted in 2023-24.
The Auditor General's report on the state's major IT projects found the information given to the public to be patchy and inconsistent, including a $1.6 billion cost discrepancy.
The state government will spend nearly $17 million hiring new staff and overhauling assessment regimes to improve lax water and environmental regulation efforts.
The state's Auditor General has warned of serious fraud risks in past land sales by DevelopmentWA, as she tabled the shock findings of an audit into the body's affairs.
WA's Auditor General has raised concern about the terms on which DevelopmentWA acquires land from other government agencies in a report that otherwise commended improved financial controls.
The state's auditor general has recommended the Department of Health start a refresh of its digital strategy to tackle weaknesses in its management of emergency department data.
The state government has belatedly disclosed the fees paid to law firm Ashurst for advice on Griffin Coal after being criticised by the Auditor General.
The auditor general has flagged concern over a lack of government disclosure around the agreement between the state and a law firm advising on the Griffin Coal operation near Collie.
The auditor-general has called on the state government to ensure transparency and accountability across community-level sport and recreation funding decisions.
The auditor general has issued an unprecedented opinion over finance controls at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, following a process deterioration last financial year.
Perth Mint's ex-leaders failed to grasp their obligation to taxpayers as the organisation made forays into “risky” products and overseas markets, according to the state's auditor general.
Millions of dollars collected from speed cameras in WA are being spent without appropriate ministerial oversight and with inadequate guidance as to where funds would be best directed.
The state opposition has lashed government cost management after an auditor general report revealed a $2 billion blowout in budget allocation across 20 major projects.
The state's auditor general has warned failure to address auditing issues in the state sector could erode public confidence, revealing a record number of qualification matters reported in 2021-22.
Western Australia's auditor general has highlighted concerns over the state government's $580 million spending during the pandemic, with millions of rapid antigen tests remaining unused.
Auditors are asking questions about the Department of Planning, Land, and Heritage's $2.7 billion portfolio after finding “management were unable to substantiate the existence of all administered land”.
Withholding information about stamp duty paid on the $17.3 million sale of the Landgate building was not reasonable or appropriate, according to the state's auditor general.
Money raised via the Perth Parking Levy has been conditionally approved for the WACA aquatic facility, a project the auditor general has found to be outside the fund's current purpose.
The state government has reached across the aisle and named a former Liberal government health minister to help assess WA's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A report into 123 state government entities' financial audits has raised concerns about serious deficiencies and greater exposure to fraud, the Auditor General says.
A $27 million misstatement of the Department of Communities' cash reserves is the latest example of “sloppy” financial management in the public sector, the Auditor General has warned.
A report says hundreds of hospital patients are occupying much-needed beds for thousands of days because there are no community facilities to release them into.
The opposition has demanded the auditor general launch a probe into the state government's abandoned $127 million Huawei deal to stop other government contracts from suffering the same fate.
Forestry minister Dave Kelly has been rebuked by the state auditor general over refusing to answer questions about a $200,000 grant to the Australian Workers Union.
A review of the state's Construction Training Fund has found its financial management to be “disorganised”, exposing it to an “alarming” level of fraud risk.
