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Tuesday, 31 May 2011

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Ministers and Ministerial Staff: Mobile Phones and iPads (Question No. 141)

Photo of Jenny MacklinJenny Macklin (Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows:

All figures provided are GST exclusive.

(1) (i) As at 25 November 2010, there were 0 mobile phones, 1 blackberry and 1 iPad allocated to the Minister.

(ii) As at 25 November 2010, there was 0 mobile phones, 11 blackberrys and 1 iPad allocated to the Minister’s ministerial staff.

(2) (a) Between 3 December 2007 and 24 November 2010 (or the end of the nearest monthly accounting period), the total mobile phone usage cost for the Minister was $8,232.90. Between 24 June 2010 and 24 November 2010 (or the end of the nearest monthly accounting period), the total mobile phone usage cost for the Minister was $1,506.24.

(b) Between 3 December 2007 and 24 November 2010 (or the end of the nearest monthly accounting period), the total mobile phone usage cost for the Minister’s ministerial staff was $61,984.20. Between 24 June 2010 and 24 November 2010 (or the end of the nearest monthly accounting period), the total mobile phone usage cost for the Minister’s ministerial staff was $11,825.16.

(3) (a) For each month since December 2007, the total cost of mobile phone usage for the Minister was as follows:

$342.83 for January 2008

$267.54 for February 2008

$181.05 for March 2008

$240.07 for April 2008

$303.20 for May 2008

$179.06 for June 2008

$258.85 for July 2008

$183.39 for August 2008

$177.79 for September 2008

$87.89 for October 2008

$197.06 for November 2008

$223.01 for December 2008

$184.94 for January 2009

$205.24 for February 2009

$193.10 for March 2009

$228.47 for April 2009

$223.36 for May 2009

$201.17 for June 2009

$247.02 for July 2009

$169.17 for August 2009

$187.00 for September 2009

$189.42 for October 2009

$221.28 for November 2009

$161.81 for December 2009

$136.59 for January 2010

$253.84 for February 2010

$416.65 for March 2010

$464.31 for April 2010

$401.55 for May 2010

$366.62 for June 2010

$237.90 for July 2010

$299.68 for August 2010

$234.46 for September 2010

$188.65 for October 2010

$178.93 for November 2010

(b) For each month since December 2007, the total cost of mobile phone usage for the Minister’s ministerial staff was as follows:

$301.66 for January 2008

$663.97 for February 2008

$1,266.29 for March 2008

$1,131.56 for April 2008

$1,189.76 for May 2008

$1,034.61 for June 2008

$1,263.96 for July 2008

$1,199.95 for August 2008

$999.44 for September 2008

$1,171.47 for October 2008

$1,470.81 for November 2008

$1,798.87 for December 2008

$1,889.40 for January 2009

$1,040.96 for February 2009

$1,418.28 for March 2009

$1,375.29 for April 2009

$1,333.36 for May 2009

$1,152.12 for June 2009

$1,989.71 for July 2009

$1,317.43 for August 2009

$1,539.75 for September 2009

$1,710.53 for October 2009

$1,899.77 for November 2009

$1,716.81 for December 2009

$1,649.59 for January 2009

$2,632.61 for February 2010

$3,820.57 for March 2010

$5,342.66 for April 2010

$4,837.85 for May 2010

$3,653.00 for June 2010

$2,301.55 for July 2010

$1,937.54 for August 2010

$1,619.17 for September 2010

$1,168.33 for October 2010

$1,145.57 for November 2010

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