Coalition MPs renew call for Scott Morrison to boost auditor general’s budget

Exclusive: Parliamentary committee chaired by Liberal MP Lucy Wicks and with a majority of Coalition members urges more funding

Scott Morrison has again been urged by members of his own government to give a budget boost to the auditor general, despite the prime minister brushing off a similar request last year.

The joint committee of public accounts and audit, which is chaired by the Liberal MP Lucy Wicks and has a majority of Coalition members, has called for funding to reach a target of 48 performance audits a year and an extra $6-7m to test government entities' claims about their achievements.