SENATOR KATY GALLAGHER SHADOW MINISTER FOR FINANCE SHADOW MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE SENATOR FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
JULIAN HILL MP DEPUTY CHAIR OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
Labor welcomes advice from the Australian National Audit Office's (ANAO) that work will commence on an audit program of the Government's response to COVID-19, and that the Auditor-General has decided to conduct regular assurance reviews of the unprecedented 300 billion in the response to the coronavirus.
Labor supported the appropriation of money to enable support Australians during this challenging time, but scrutiny by the independent Auditor-General is needed to ensure the highest levels of accountability and ongoing examination of how the Government is using this money.
Labor welcomes the Auditor-General's decision to examine the Government's response, which will add to public scrutiny alongside the work of the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19.
