Well here we go again, the Coalition spending taxpayers' money as if it belongs to the Liberal Party:
" Australian taxpayers funding $59m in government ads in run-up to 2022 election "
".. . According to AusTender contracts and evidence to Senate estimates, the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources spent a total of $12.9m excluding GST on the Positive Energy campaign, which ran from September in the lead-up to the Glasgow Cop26 climate talks. ..." "... The education department spent $6.7m on a campaign promoting the $2bn jobtrainer program, including a $5.17m contract for ad spots that span from October 2021 to June 2022, $1m on creative, and $543,000 on PR, communications and market research. ..." "... The Department of Social Services spent $13.3m on its A Life Changing Life campaign, seeking to increase the disability support, aged care and veterans’ support workforce. ..." "... DSS is also responsible for the Stop it at the Start campaign against domestic violence, including $4.3m for ad spots to run from November to February, the third tranche of ads in the campaign. ..." "... The treasury has spent $1.55m on creative services in a contract running to June 2022 and $13.2m for ad spots in a contract ending in October 2021. ..." www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/nov/15/australian-taxpayers-funding-59m-in-government-ads-in-run-up-to-2022-election
These figures exclude the Coalition's funding of 635 taxpayer-funded 'social media experts' [ie. trolls].
