John William Israel ISO (4 July 1850 – 30 May 1926) was Commonwealth Auditor-General for the Australian Government between 1902 and 1926.
[3] Israel was appointed as Australia's first Commonwealth Auditor-General, leaving his appointment as State Auditor-General in Tasmania to take up the Australian Public Service position.
[4] As Commonwealth Auditor-General, Israel oversaw the opening of special branch offices in all of the capital cities of Australia, with headquarters in Melbourne.
His staff performed continuous audits at the Post Office and at Customs and period audits in every branch of the public service, including the Commonwealth Bank and the Government's military organisations.
[5] Israel died of cancer at his residence in Kew, Melbourne on 30 May 1926.