An Audit Committee Chairs Forum was held on Friday 12 July 2024. The text on this page is the communique from the forum.

On 9 September 2026, the Auditor-General received follow-up correspondence from Ben Small MP. The correspondence will be considered in the ongoing development and implementation of the ANAO’s work program.

The Auditor-General responded on 8 September 2026 to correspondence from Mr Ben Small MP dated 15 August 2026, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct a performance audit of the Major and Local Community Infrastructure Program, and Supporting Multicultural Communities Program.

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) conducted 44 performance audits across the 2024–25 financial year to provide independent and objective assessments of all or part of an entity’s operations. This report presents themes and insights from the 2024–25 performance audit program, as well as analysis of the outcomes of performance audits between 2020–21 and 2024–25.

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water's governance arrangements supporting the implementation of the Australian Government’s climate change commitments.

The objective of the audit was to assess the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s effectiveness in responding to non-compliance with plant and animal biosecurity requirements.

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s engagement with tax practitioners in achieving efficient and effective taxation and superannuation systems.

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and delivery of the Urban Rivers and Catchments Program in support of achievement of program outcomes.

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the management of threatened species and ecological communities under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance board in Old Parliament House.

The audit objective was to assess the Department of the Treasury’s readiness to implement the Scams Prevention Framework.