Senate Tracks Government Failures on Committee Reports, Including 2018 Au Pair Probe

The Senate is tracking government failures related to a 2018 probe into the use of au pairs. According to reports, the government is accused of providing superficial responses and ignoring a growing number of unresponded parliamentary committee reports. As of recent tracking, 79 reports across various issues, including modern slavery and financial abuse, are awaiting a government response.

The government is criticized for often closing reports with the statement that a substantive response is no longer appropriate, even when issues like human rights and modern slavery are raised. This inaction affects the timely addressing of critical social and labor issues that carry economic risk.