$53.3B
Total identified
32
Findings total
26
Agencies covered
32
Ministers named
All findingsWorst ministersWorst agenciesWorst contractorsBy electorate

Worst ministers on record

Ranked by total dollars in FWA findings while in portfolio

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Rank Minister Total $ Findings Profile
1
Katy Gallagher
Finance · ALP
$16.8B 5 APH ↗
2
Richard Marles
Defence · ALP
$13.4B 6 APH ↗
3
Simon Birmingham
Finance · LNP
$11.8B 4 APH ↗
4
Amanda Rishworth
Social Services · ALP
$6.1B 2 APH ↗
5
Bill Shorten
Government Services · ALP
$5.0B 1 APH ↗
6
Peter Dutton
Defence · LNP
$4.0B 3 APH ↗
7
Mark Butler
Health and Aged Care · ALP
$3.5B 3 APH ↗
8
Stuart Robert
Government Services · LNP
$3.3B 2 APH ↗
9
Bill Shorten
NDIS and Government Services · ALP
$3.3B 2 APH ↗
10
Murray Watt
NDIS · ALP
$3.3B 1 APH ↗
11
Greg Hunt
Health and Aged Care · LNP
$894.7M 2 APH ↗
12
Anika Wells
Aged Care · ALP
$890.0M 1 APH ↗
13
Katy Gallagher
Public Service · ALP
$705.3M 2 APH ↗
14
Tony Burke
Arts · ALP
$550.0M 1 APH ↗
15
Michael McCormack
Infrastructure, Regional Development and Communications · LNP
$290.0M 1 APH ↗
16
Barnaby Joyce
Infrastructure, Regional Development and Communications · LNP
$290.0M 1 APH ↗
17
Catherine King
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government · ALP
$290.0M 1 APH ↗
18
Don Farrell
Special Minister of State · ALP
$159.6M 2 APH ↗
19
Ken Wyatt
Indigenous Australians · LNP
$80.6M 1 APH ↗
20
Anne Ruston
Social Services · LNP
$80.6M 1 APH ↗
21
Linda Burney
Indigenous Australians · ALP
$80.6M 1 APH ↗
22
Penny Wong
Foreign Affairs · ALP
$50.0M 1 APH ↗
23
Jason Clare
Education · ALP
$29.8M 1 APH ↗
24
Alan Tudge
Education and Youth · LNP
$29.8M 1 APH ↗
25
Clare O'Neil
Home Affairs · ALP
$24.3M 1 APH ↗
26
Karen Andrews
Home Affairs · LNP
$24.3M 1 APH ↗
27
Sussan Ley
Environment · LNP
$22.0M 1 APH ↗
28
Tanya Plibersek
Environment and Water · ALP
$22.0M 1 APH ↗
29
Pat Conroy
Defence Industry and Capability Delivery · ALP
$12.7M 1 APH ↗
30
Chris Bowen
Climate Change and Energy · ALP
$6.2M 1 APH ↗

The Full Reckoning

3 active investigations. 3 completed. 26 in the queue.

Rank Finding Amount Status
1 Up to $6 billion stolen from disabled Australians every year — and the agency admits it had 'no real control' until 2024 $6.0B Active
2 $5 billion in wrong pension payments — 3 years, every quarter a miss $5.0B Active
3 $2.7 billion gap: Australia's navy ships suffering 'catastrophic failures' $2.7B Active
4 $7.8 billion of your taxes paid to consultants who left nothing behind $7.8B Investigated
5 $3.3 billion in dodgy NDIS claims slipped through because nobody was watching $3.3B Investigated
6 CIMIC Donated $540K to Labor, Liberal and Nationals — Collected $3.1B in Government Construction, 41% Without Open Tender $3.1B Investigated
7 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
8 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
9 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
10 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
11 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
12 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
13 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
14 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
15 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
16 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
17 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
18 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
19 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
20 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
21 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
22 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
23 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
24 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
25 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
26 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
27 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
28 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
29 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
30 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
31 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
32 Coming Soon 🔜 Pending
$53.3B total waste identified — and counting $53.3B