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. Can the Prime Minister confirm that the taxpayer-funded government advertising bill for this year alone will be in excess of $200 million? Is the Prime Minister delaying the election just so he can keep this massive taxpayer funded advertising blitz going?

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

It is obvious that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition did not spend any time in Sydney over last Christmas. It was impossible to turn on your television set without being told about Morris Iemma’s plan for the future of New South Wales. At one stage, Cricket Australia was considering introducing four-ball overs to allow enough time for all the advertisements! Talk about hypocrisy. Give us a break!