The case of the Auditor-General that barked

I thought we'd neutered the A-G? Will this act of assertion require a "redefining" of his powers [Ed: redefined down, of course] , or were the election-campaign rorts just too blatant for the guy to swallow? Can't even offer to buy him off with a knighthood anymore, worse luck. The new, titleless-honours just don't impress anyone.

At least all the parties are hit, this will make it easier to organize a shabby back-room deal. A quick conference, a hurried, midnight voice-vote, and voila, retrospective authorization. There will of course have be some public promises of "fresh, tough new standards of accountability", to try and blunt the anger of the voters, but those standards won't actually have to eventuate.

The REAL question is how to get away with over-spending next time, now that everyone's on alert. Suggestions are welcome, add in comments.