John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

No TV advertising campaign has commenced, so the answer in relation to that is no taxpayers’ money. Any testing or other work that might have been done preparatory to the approval of a campaign could have involved expenditure. I cannot tell the Leader of the Opposition off the top of my head what the cost of that would have been. I have been maintaining persistently—and I will repeat it again—since the Leader of the Opposition first asked me a question on 23 May that no campaign has been approved for distribution or commencement—none whatsoever. Any work that might have been done in relation to testing or market research would clearly have involved some expense. I cannot say how much that would be without getting separate advice, but I can indicate to the House, as the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources—

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