A WA parliamentary question seeks to determine which government agencies use the Media Monitoring Unit at Dumas House and/or other media monitoring services, including costs. The answers reveal varying usage across departments.

AnsweredQoN 1025Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 August 2013
Portfolio
Education; Aboriginal Affairs; Electoral Affairs

QuestionView source ↗

I refer to each agency, department and government-trading enterprise within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities, and I ask: (a) does the agency, department or government-trading enterprise use the services of the Media Monitoring Unit based at Dumas House; and (b) does the agency, department or government-trading enterprise use media monitoring services other than those provided by the Media Monitoring Unit: (i) if yes to (b), which company provides the media monitoring service; and (ii) if yes to (b), what is the annual cost of this service?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
17 September 2013
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Education; Aboriginal Affairs; Electoral Affairs
Response time
34 days
Department of Education
a) No
b) Yes
(i) Media Monitors provided this media monitoring service from 1 July 2012 to
30 November 2012. Australian Associated Press provided this media monitoring service from 1 December 2012 to present.
(ii) The cost of this media monitoring service for the 2012-13 financial year was $39,668 (ex GST).
Country High School Hostels Authority
(a) - (b) No
(i)-(ii) Not applicable
School Curriculum and Standards Authority
(a) Yes
(b) No
Department of Education Services
(a)-(b) No
Department of Aboriginal Affairs
(a) Yes
(b) Yes
(b) (i) iSentia Pty Ltd (previously trading as Media Monitors Pty Ltd).
(b) (ii) $46,079 based on the last financial year; however, this varies depending on the number of media articles provided in a year.
Department of Electoral Affairs
(a) Yes
(b) Yes
(b) (i) Selective newspaper clippings via the Australian Electoral Commission
(b) (ii) Nil

Explore WA Government Data

Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.

Explore more