A new inquiry by a Parliamentary Committee will investigate how and why the tender for the Australia Network was botched, weeks after a Commonwealth audit found serious flaws in the process.

  

Handled by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, the inquiry will further examine the Australian National Audit Office report that found that the tender process was systemically mishandled when it was given to the ABC, despite recommendations for it to be given to Sky.  

 

Both Sky and the ABC bided for the tender, which was announced last year. Despite two key recommendations that the tender be given to Sky, the Federal Government awarded the tender to the ABC. Prompting Sky to sue for damages, resulting in the company receiving $2 million in compensation.