Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance and Administration) Share this | Hansard source

These are rather tired old arguments about government advertising from the Labor Party. It well knows that all governments of all persuasions naturally and legitimately are able to advertise government programs and policies. We always get criticism from the other side if people are uninformed of government policies and programs. It is in fact the job of governments to inform their citizens of the policies and programs which governments are implementing on their behalf. All the Labor Party is reflecting is the fact that we are an activist, reformist government and it is our proper role to inform the Australian people of the many exciting programs and policies that we have brought to bear during our 11 years in government. It is our job to let them know of all the good things that we are doing for them—of all the jobs that we are creating.