David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011:

For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, how many temporary civilian positions, both full-time and part-time, were created in the department and in the Defence Materiel Organisation.

Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

During the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, a total of 127 temporary civilian positions, both full-time and part-time, were created within the Department of Defence. Of these 62 were in the Defence Materiel Organisation.