David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011:

For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, how many temporary civilian positions, including part-time, existed in the department and in the Defence Materiel Organisation.

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

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

During the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, there was an average of 158 temporary civilian positions in the Department of Defence and an average of 74 in the Defence Materiel Organisation. This is an overall average of 232 positions.