House of Assembly: Wednesday, October 13, 2021

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Government Advertising

In reply to the Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay) (28 July 2021). (Estimates Committee A)

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier): I have been advised that for the Department of the Premier and Cabinet:

At 30 June 2021, 30 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions, costing $3.4 million.

The table below outlines the budgeted FTEs and estimated employment costs:

Year No of FTEs budgeted to provide Communication and Promotion Activities Estimated Employment Expense
2021-22 35.0 $4.3 million
2022-23 31.0 $3.8 million
2023-24 29.0 $3.9 million
2024-25 29.0 $3.9 million


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 budgeted expenditure for those commencing after 1 July 2020, and are disclosed on the DPC website:

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