Politics
Mystery ad costs hit $1.3m
MICHAEL STEDMAN, Mercury
THE full cost of an aborted Tasmanian brand campaign has been revealed at more than $1.3 million. This amount includes the cost of an interactive bus. The State Government will refer all details of the advertising catastrophe to the Auditor-General as part of his wider investigation into political advertising. The advertisement was released to the media yesterday — 11 days after Premier David Bartlett denied all knowledge of its existence. Read more, Watch the video here