House debates Questions without Notice
Industrial Relations Advertisments
Julia Gillard Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition
2:57 pm
My question is to the Prime Minister. Given that the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations refused last Thursday to answer a simple question about whether the government is producing more industrial relations advertisements, will the Prime Minister now tell Australians the truth? Has production of a second round of industrial relations advertisements commenced? If so, what will the government spend on the second round?
John Howard Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister
The answer to the deputy leader’s question is that we have, as I think the minister or somebody indicated in Senate estimates, expended around $5 million in relation to the information campaign.
Simon Crean Hotham, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Trade and Regional Development
Mr Crean interjecting
John Howard Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister
We reserve the right to provide further information. If I am able to provide at this stage any further estimates of that, I will.