Defence Major Projects repeatedly go off the rails wasting billions and harming national security. Rather than fix the problem, Labor has instructed the Auditor-General not to report on them. Former senator Rex Patrick reports.
Australia’s Biggest Waster
Defence currently has a budget of almost $60 billion a year but that number is set to rise to about $100 billion by 2034. It’s the country’s biggest procurement opertaion by a long shot.
Defence is also the country’s biggest waster of money.