Jenny Macklin (Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that in Sydney today his government’s spin machine is casting for electricians to appear in the latest round of taxpayer funded advertising, this time on apprenticeships? Is the Prime Minister aware that the talent for this professional and well-paid job will earn $500 an hour for a minimum of four hours? Will the advertisement also tell the truth about the wages apprentice electricians earn—as little as $6.37 an hour?

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

I am not specifically aware of those matters; however, the government, like former governments, provides public information through public information campaigns.