State Budget Advertising Campaign

Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:24): My question is to the Premier. Will the new advertising campaign for your state budget include the $2.8 million extra being raised from Metrocards?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:24): As I have previously stated, the government is running a very modest education campaign. This is not a new practice. In fact, I am happy to provide the details, which I don't have here with me today. I am happy to provide the details of the content and also the cost, especially in comparison with previous years.

What the website does is it provides all of the information with regard to the budget. People are directed to the budget website; it puts all of the details with regard to the 2019 budget up online so that people can scrutinise it and so all those details that the Leader of the Opposition is asking about are covered off in that education campaign. I must say that we are very pleased, as the prudent financial managers that we are on this side of the house, that we are doing it—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —at literally a fraction of the cost that the previous government wasted on their very exorbitant advertising campaigns.