Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

If we do want to talk about advertising, if you look at the Howard government's last year in office, you will see they spent—

Senator Brandis interjecting—

My recollection is, and I am happy for Senator Brandis to correct me, that they spent something in the order of $275 million on advertising. Don't lecture us on advertising, Senator Nash. If you look at your record, I suspect you would be very shocked. Going to the substance of the issue, Commonwealth funding may be available for the additional 100 internships in the private sector through the redirection of $10 million from the Prevocational General Practice Placements Program, PGPPP. This can be achieved by reducing the number in the PGPPP in 2013. (Time expired)