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Due to its broad mandate, the ANAO is in a unique position to observe public sector administration—what works and what doesn't. AUDITFocus, the ANAO's newsletter, captures the lessons from our audit work that are likely to be of general interest and application.

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  • AUDITFocus February 2013

    Wednesday 13th March 2013

    Welcome to the February 2013 edition of AuditFocus.

    This issue includes articles discussing:

    • Grants Administration and Reporting
    • Records Management in the Australian Public Service
    • Confidentiality in Government Contracts
    • ANAO Better Practice Guide: Public Sector Internal Audit
    • Peer Review of the Supreme Audit Institution of India

     

     

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  • AUDITFocus September 2012

    Friday 19th October 2012

    Welcome to the September 2012 edition of AuditFocus.

    This issue includes articles discussing:

    • Procurement practices
    • ICT Security-Portable storage devices
    • 2011-12 Interim financial statement audit results
    • Public Sector Environmental Management Better Practice Guide
    • ANAO Audit work Program for 2012-13

     

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  • AUDITFocus Feburary 2012

    Monday 5th March 2012

    Welcome to the February 2012 edition of AuditFocus.

    This issue includes articles discussing:

    • National Funding Agreements: practical implications
    • Confidentiality in Government Contracts
    • Better Practice Guide: Developing and managing contracts
    • Auditor-General Act 1997 Amendments
    • Indigenous Program performance audits

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  • AUDITFocus September 2011

    Tuesday 20th September 2011

    Welcome to the September 2011 edition of AuditFocus.

    This issue includes articles discussing:

    • key performance indicators;
    • the results of our 2010–11 interim financial statement audits;
    • the Certificate of compliance process in FMA agencies;
    • our recently published Better Practice Guide Audit Committees in the Public Sector; and
    • our July 2011 audit work program.

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  • Audit Focus - May 2011

    Monday 16th May 2011

    Welcome to the May 2011 edition of AuditFocus.

    This issue includes an update on the integration of the former Office of Evaluation and Audit into the ANAO and the themes arising in recent Indigenous audit reports; a discussion on security arrangements in Australian Government entities; and key messages from two new Better Practice Guides – Fraud Control in Australian Government Entities and Human Resources Information Systems.

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  • Audit Focus - December 2010

    Thursday 16th December 2010

    In this issue:

    • Direct Source Procurement
    • Confidentiality in Government Contracts
    • Program Implementation
    • Implementing Better Practice Asset Management

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  • Audit Focus - August 2010

    Tuesday 7th September 2010

    In this issue:

    • Implementing Better Practice Grants Administration
    • Project Planning and Approval
    • Effective Cross-Agency Agreements
    • Core APS Values and Code of Conduct
    • Fraud Control in Australian Government Agencies

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  • Audit Focus - May 2010

    Monday 24th May 2010

    In this issue:
    • Grants Administration
    • Performance Indicators
    • Do Not Call Register
    • Global Working Group
    • Recent Publications from the ANAO
      • Audit Reports
      • Better Practice Guides

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  • Audit Focus - February 2010

    Wednesday 31st March 2010

    In this issue:

    • Contract Management
    • Contract Monitoring
    • Government Advertising
    • Confidentiality in Government Contracts
    • JCPAA Review Activities
    • Public Sector Innovation Better Practice Guide

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  • Audit Focus - August 2009

    Monday 21st September 2009

    In this issue:

    • 2008–09 Interim Financial Statement Audit Results
    • Better Practice Guides
    • Security Risk Management
    • Online Availability of Documents Tabled in the Parliament
    • Data Analysis in ANAO audits

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