❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on formal complaints made by government ministerial media advisors to media outlets since the 2017 election. The Premier claims to be unaware of any such complaints and suggests a more specific question.
AnsweredQoN 6432Legislative Assembly
Asked
24 September 2020
Member
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to formal complaints made to media outlets since the March 2017 election by government ministerial media advisors (or ministerial office staff), and ask: (a) Can the Premier outline all formal complaints made to media outlets by
government ministerial media advisors including the following in the
answer: (i) Ministerial office from which the formal complaint was made; (ii) The name of the media advisor (or other) making the formal complaint; (iii) The media organisation to which the formal complaint was made; (iv) The topic of media interest for which the formal complaint was made; and (v) Whether the complaint was upheld or not in the response from the media outlet to the formal complaint; (b) Does the McGowan Government have a policy that gives direction to media
advisors in respect to making formal complaints to media outlets; and (c) Is it policy or practice for Ministers to be informed of their
respective media advisors making formal complaints to media outlets on
matters to do with portfolio media activity?
government ministerial media advisors including the following in the
answer: (i) Ministerial office from which the formal complaint was made; (ii) The name of the media advisor (or other) making the formal complaint; (iii) The media organisation to which the formal complaint was made; (iv) The topic of media interest for which the formal complaint was made; and (v) Whether the complaint was upheld or not in the response from the media outlet to the formal complaint; (b) Does the McGowan Government have a policy that gives direction to media
advisors in respect to making formal complaints to media outlets; and (c) Is it policy or practice for Ministers to be informed of their
respective media advisors making formal complaints to media outlets on
matters to do with portfolio media activity?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
5 November 2020
Response time
10 days
The Premier is unaware of any formal complaints made by ministerial media advisers since the March 2017 election.
If the Member has a question about a particular Ministerial Office or media organisation I would suggest he asks a more specific question.
If the Member has a question about a particular Ministerial Office or media organisation I would suggest he asks a more specific question.
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