Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Defence has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

During the period 1 January to 30 June 2011, there was an average of 176 temporary civilian positions in the Department of Defence, an average of 119 in the Defence Materiel Organisation and an average of 10 in the Defence Science and Technology Organisation. This is an overall average of 305 positions.