The Auditor-General has received correspondence from the President of the Senate dated 1 April 2026, regarding a resolution agreed by the Senate requesting that the Auditor-General reinstate the annual major projects report. This request is under consideration and the response will be published here.

Correspondence from the President of the Senate

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Transcript of letter from Senator the Honourable Sue Lines, President of the Senate

Dr Caralee McLiesh PSM
Auditor-General
Australian National Audit Office
GPO Box 707
Canberra ACT 2601

Dear Dr McLiesh,

I transmit to you the text of a resolution agreed to by the Senate on 1 April 2026.

The resolution is as follows:

That the Senate requests the Auditor-General to urgently reinstate the Australian National Audit Office’s annual major projects report in order to continue reviewing the Department of Defence’s major equipment acquisition projects.

Yours sincerely,

Senator the Honourable Sue Lines
President of the Senate

1 April 2026

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