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Article: Fed: Labor tips pre election government advertising blitz
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- May 30, 2001
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AAP General News (Australia)
05-30-2001
Fed: Labor tips pre election government advertising blitz
CANBERRA, May 30 AAP - Australians are to be hit with a massive government pre-election
advertising blitz, and taxpayers will foot the bill, Labor warned today.
Opposition Senate Leader John Faulkner said officials had informed a Senate estimates
committee that the government was preparing several massive advertising campaigns ahead
of the election, scheduled for later in the year.
He said that would include $6.9 million to promote the government's response to the
Besley report on Telstra, targeted at regional Australia.
Another $6 million would be spent on the Advancing Australian ...