A member of parliament questions the Premier about the number, cost, and nature of government advertising campaigns running in the lead-up to the March election. The Premier rejects the premise of the question and refers to annual reports.

AnsweredQoN 1194Legislative Council
Asked
15 October 2024
Portfolio
Leader of the House representing the Premier

QuestionView source ↗

COOK GOVERNMENT — ADVERTISING
1194. Hon NEIL THOMSON to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I note the proliferation of
government advertising recently.
(1) How many government advertising
campaigns are being run in the lead-up to the March election?
(2) What are those campaigns?
(3) How much is being spent on
those campaigns listed as —
(a) expenditure from 1 July to date;
(b) contracts entered into for
campaigns running after 1 July 2024 but not yet expended; and
(c) planned expenditure for campaigns
not yet contracted or expended?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided on behalf
of the Premier.
(1)–(3) I
reject the premise of the question. Any public information programs that are
implemented are included in the relevant state government agencies'
annual reports.

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