Resignations and bullying accusations have plagued the executive ranks of Housing Australia, with a senior whistleblower writing to Housing Minister Clare O’Neil to say the agency’s ability to deliver Labor’s multibillion-dollar home-building agenda had been seriously compromised.

Housing Australia chair Carol Austin was last year subjected to a Treasury probe into claims about her alleged behaviour towards senior executives, the outcome of which has been blocked from public release through freedom of information laws.

However, this masthead was briefed on the outcomes of the probe on Wednesday: it found no formal breach of codes of conduct but did find “concerning organisational challenges”, which led in part to hiring a new chief executive and new processes in the organisation.

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