The NSW Auditor-General's 2022-23 local government audit found 1,131 audit findings across 128 councils — up from 1,045 the prior year. Forty percent are repeat findings not resolved. High-risk IT control failures (17), asset management failures (266), and persistent financial reporting delays affect councils managing a $300B+ asset base.
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$300.0M of Australian taxpayer money was wasted at Local Government Sector (128 NSW councils). The NSW Auditor-General's 2022-23 local government audit found 1,131 audit findings across 128 councils — up from 1,045 the prior year. Forty percent are repeat findings not resolved. High-risk IT control failures (17), asset management failures (266), and persistent financial reporting delays affect councils managing a $300B+ asset base.
Spread across Australia's 10.8 million households, that's roughly $28 per family — enough in total for funding 200 fully equipped school classrooms.
NSW Auditor-General Reports — "Local Government 2023" (26 March 2024) and ongoing 2025 cycle — audited 128 councils, 13 joint organisations, and 9 county councils. Key findings from 2022-23 cycle: 1,131 audit findings (up from 1,045); 40% are repeat findings suggesting systemic non-resolution; 59% of high-risk findings are repeats; 266 asset management findings represent the largest category; 17 high-risk IT control findings; 18 councils missed financial reporting deadlines (15 in prior year). Asset base managed by NSW councils exceeds $300 billion — misallocation risk at this scale is material. The repeat-findings rate signals that governance recommendations are accepted but not implemented. Ongoing 2024-25 audit cycle shows minor positive trend but structural weaknesses persist.
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