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Harvest of the Day: Government ad bill runs close to $160m

Figures for the past financial year show the federal government spent $157 million on advertising campaigns, for such things as defence recruiting.

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Source: SBS

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By Saleem Al-Fahad



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Among the biggest spends on media placement were defence force recruiting ($30.1 million), promoting the marriage equality postal survey ($19 million), defence industry skills ($16 million) and the national child care plan ($11.1 million).

Television networks were the biggest beneficiaries reaping $59.1 million, followed by $55.1 million spent on digital media.

The total spend was up $57 million on the previous year.


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