Auditor-General wants more independence to hold govt to account

Tuesday April 06, 2021

In national rankings, the independence of Queensland’s Auditor-General has slipped from third to sixth, at a time when more oversight and scrutiny is needed.

Auditor-General Brendan Worrall (left) with members of his team. (Supplied)

Auditor-General Brendan Worrall told a parliamentary committee the previous five-year review of his office had raised the issue of governments having too much control over its work. The Queensland situation differed from other jurisdictions.

Highlighting Queensland’s fall in the rankings administered by the Australasian…

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