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  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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  <proceeding continued="true" uid="e78f3dcca9b6480daa57cc4cd97ba5a9">
    <name>Estimates Replies</name>
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      <name>Government Advertising</name>
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        <inserted>
          <heading>Government Advertising</heading>
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        <name>The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Morialta</electorate>
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          <question date="2025-09-16T01:30:00+09:30">
            <name>Government Advertising</name>
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            <timeStamp time="2025-09-17T00:00:00+09:30" />In reply to <by role="member" id="4343" referenceid="98bc9886f8ef4f70897848c1d1c59c00" uid="d23c45e21ab74249b36812c14982ef3b">the Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta)  </by>(24 June 2025).  (Estimates Committee A)</inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="4978" referenceid="368de1362390438688364d1b4dfc2b82" uid="4cb085db178d45f7be196881ca19b92e" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. N.F. COOK</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Hurtle Vale</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Human Services</name>
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            <name>Minister for Seniors and Ageing Well</name>
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          <question date="2025-09-16T01:30:00+09:30">
            <name>Government Advertising</name>
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            <by role="member" id="4978" referenceid="368de1362390438688364d1b4dfc2b82" uid="4cb085db178d45f7be196881ca19b92e">The Hon. N.F. COOK (Hurtle Vale—Minister for Human Services, Minister for Seniors and Ageing Well):</by>  I have been advised that for the Department of Human Services:</inserted>
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          <inserted>Table 1 shows the total budgeted FTE to provide communication and promotion activities for 2025-26 and the forward estimates:</inserted>
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          <inserted>Table 1: FTE employed in communication and promotion activities</inserted>
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                <cell>Unit/Branch</cell>
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                <cell>2025-26 Budget</cell>
                <cell>2026-27 Budget</cell>
                <cell>2027-28 Budget</cell>
                <cell>2028-29 Budget</cell>
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                <cell rowspan="2">Communications and Engagement</cell>
                <cell>FTE</cell>
                <cell>14</cell>
                <cell>14</cell>
                <cell>14</cell>
                <cell>14</cell>
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              <row>
                <cell>$m</cell>
                <cell>1.998</cell>
                <cell>2.028</cell>
                <cell>2.065</cell>
                <cell>2.082</cell>
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                <cell rowspan="2">TOTAL</cell>
                <cell>FTE</cell>
                <cell>14</cell>
                <cell>14</cell>
                <cell>14</cell>
                <cell>14</cell>
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                <cell>$m</cell>
                <cell>1.998</cell>
                <cell>2.028</cell>
                <cell>2.065</cell>
                <cell>2.082</cell>
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          <inserted>DHS communication and promotion activities include work to promote wellbeing and inclusion, tackle ageism, and address gambling harm. </inserted>
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