Opinion

Public Sector Informant: When is it OK for governments to use public funds for advertising campaigns?

By Richard Mulgan
Updated February 2 2021 - 1:40pm, first published 6:00am

Rumours keep circulating that 2021 may be an election year. In spite of his denials, the prime minister, Scott Morrison, is said to be going to the polls a year early in order to cash in on his COVID-based popularity. In all likelihood, Morrison will go the full term, following his mentor, John Howard who believed that the average Australian voter would react badly to such self-serving opportunism. In the meantime, a bit of media speculation helps to keep the opposition off-balance and party members on their toes.

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