Simon Crean (Hotham, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government) Share this | Hansard source

I am advised that the answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(1) Mobile phones, blackberries and i-Pads allocated to the Minister and the Minister's ministerial staff.

(2) and (3) The Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government was established on 14 September 2010. The expenditure below represents two months mobile phone usage for Minister Crean and the ministerial staff working in the Minister's office.

Mobile phone usage by the Minister for the period 1 October 2010 to 30 November 2010 was $368. Mobile phone usage by ministerial staff for this same period was $424.

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