WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding government spending on social media and online advertising across various departments, agencies, and corporations since 17 March 2017. Lotterywest and Gold Corporation reported the most significant expenditure.

AnsweredQoN 632Legislative Assembly
Asked
25 May 2017
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations

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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
Response time
7 days
Premier and Cabinet, Public Sector Commission, Salaries and Allowances Tribunal
(a)-(e)  Nil
Lotterywest
(a)        $4,373.83
(b)        Nil
(c)        $1,180.97
(d)       $129,472.12
(e)        (i)  $20,153.95
(ii)  $5,000
(iii)  $26,105.39
(iv)  $61,559.79
State Development, Jobs and Trade
(a)        Nil
(b)        Nil
(c)        Nil
(d)       $1,279.83 (including GST)
(e)        Nil
On behalf of Gold Corporation and its subsidiaries:
(a)        $0
(b)        $0
(c)        $19
(d)       $76,765
(e)        (i)         $7
(ii)        $1
(iii)       $24
(iv)       $191

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