Councils are planning for the long term, so should the Government be doing the same? 

The Auditor-General's Office has compiled a report into 58 councils’ long-term plans, and found they made a “significant achievement” meeting their requirements on time in uncertain circumstances. 

However, they found the Government lacks comparable planning requirements. 

Deputy Auditor-General Andrew McConnell told Mike Hosking they’re raising the question of how much the central government understands about its future infrastructure costs. 

He says most government agencies have a form of infrastructure they’re relying on, so they think that question needs some serious consideration.  

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