Financial disclosure ‘essential for public trust’ says federal auditor

Speech stresses role of departmental budget statements as PM rebuffs questions over ‘celebrity’ salary

 Measuring a government’s performance through the impact of its programmes is vital to maintain public trust in parliament, federal auditor-general Grant Hehir has told an international conference in Canberra.

“The work of the parliament involves making laws – including for the allocation of funds for government expenditure,” he said.