Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

on indulgence—I would also like to join with you, Madam Speaker, and the Leader of the Opposition in thanking Ian McPhee for his years of service to the country and to the parliament. Governments of neither Labor nor Liberal persuasion always enjoy the reports of auditors-general because they sometimes shine the light of truth on the machinery of government, which is not always pretty, but the role of the Auditor-General is extremely important in ensuring efficacy in government and the correct expenditure of public moneys, which are taxpayers' moneys. We wish Ian McPhee the very best in his retirement.

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