Country Queensland

Our vision is for better public services for Queenslanders.

Our purpose is to provide valued, independent assurance and insights.

 

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Latest reports

Education 2025

Report 15: 2025–26

Managing funding from the mental health levy

Report 14: 2025–26

Managing third-party cyber security risks

Report 13: 2025–26

Local government 2025

Report 12: 2025–26

State entities 2025

Report 11: 2025–26

Managing Queensland’s finances 2025

Report 10: 2025–26

Upcoming audits

Local governments (councils) play a critical role in the viability and vibrancy of local communities. It is important for state and local governments to work together to leverage opportunities for councils and address the sustainability challenges they face. 

Audit Status:
In progress

The audit follows up on recommendations we made in Delivering social housing services (Report 1: 2022–23), which we tabled in July 2022.

Audit Status:
To be tabled

Legal Aid Queensland is Queensland’s central provider of affordable legal representation. It is responsible for prioritising more than 40,000 Queensland requests for legal representation each year.

Audit Status:
To be tabled

In 2023–24, Queensland Corrective Services reported that 51.4 per cent of adults released from prison returned to prison or another type of correctional facility within 2 years.

Audit Status:
To be tabled

Queensland’s 16 hospital and health service boards oversee the quality and safety of hospital and health services. They are required to have safety and quality committees.

Audit Status:
Planned

All workplaces need to manage psychosocial risks under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

Audit Status:
Planned

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