A WA parliamentary question on notice requesting a breakdown of government spending on social media and online advertising across various portfolios since March 17, 2017. The answer details spending by department and agency.

AnsweredQoN 621Legislative Assembly
Asked
25 May 2017
Portfolio
Tourism; Racing and Gaming; Small Business; Defence Issues; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests

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For each of your departments, agencies, boards, publicly owned corporations and Ministerial offices since 17 March 2017 how much money has been spent on: (a) “Boosted” Facebook posts; (b) “Promoted” Twitter posts; (c) “Sponsored” Instagram posts; (d) Google AdWords; and (e) Paid content or advertising on: (i) WWW.THEWEST.COM.AU; (ii) WWW.PERTHNOW.COM.AU; (iii) WWW.WATODAY.COM.AU; and (iv) WWW.YAHOO.COM.AU?

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Answered
27 June 2017
Responded by
Minister for Tourism; Racing and Gaming; Small Business; Defence Issues; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
Response time
7 days
Tourism Portfolio
Tourism WA
(a) $48 769.10
(b) Nil
(c) $3 627.35
(d) $60 694.79
(e)(i) $1 250
(ii) Nil
(iii) $41
(iv) $57 795.25
Racing and Gaming Portfolio
Burswood Park Board
(a –e) Nil
Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor
(a-e) Nil
Racing and Wagering Western Australia
(a) $61 137
(b) $2 951
(c) $287
(d) $140 067
(e)(i-iv) $88 211
(iii) Nil
Western Australian Greyhound Racing Association
(a – e) Nil
Small Business Portfolio
Small Business Development Corporation
(a) $264
(b – c) Nil
(d) $11 000
(e) (i-iv) Nil
Defence Issues Portfolio
Defence West (as part of the Department of Commerce)
(a-e) Nil
Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Portfolio
Office of Multicultural Interests (as part of the Department of Local Government and Communities)
In terms of the Department of Local Government and Communities, please be advised as follows:
(a) $627.32
(b) $100
(c - d) Nil
(e)(i - iv) Nil
Ministerial office:
(a-e) Nil

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