Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Crean interjecting

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The member for Hotham is warned!

John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

We reserve the right to provide further information. If I am able to provide at this stage any further estimates of that, I will.