House of Assembly: Thursday, September 23, 2021

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Government Advertising

In reply to the Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (29 July 2021). (Estimates Committee A)

The Hon. D.K.B. BASHAM (Finniss—Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development): I have been advised the following:

Table 1 shows the Department of Primary Industries and Regions' total FTE, actual and budgeted, to provide communication and promotion activities for the period 2020-21 to 2024-25:

Table 1: FTE employed in communication and promotion activities

2017-18Actual 2018-19Actual 2019-20Actual 2020-21Actual 2021-22Budget 2022-23Budget 2023-24Budget 2024-25Budget
Total FTE 15.1 7.8 6.6 9.3 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8
$m 1.671 848,000 746,400 1.038 1.557 1.557 1.557 1.557


As an open and transparent government, marketing communications activity reports and annual media expenditure details are proactively disclosed. The reports list all marketing campaigns over the cost of $50,000 and are disclosed on the DPC website:

https://www.dpc.sa.gov.au/about-the-department/accountability/government-marketing-advertising-expenditure.