Taxpayers fund government’s advertising propaganda

• Premier caught out using government logo inappropriately
• Tasmanians funding government’s political advertising
The Premier has been caught red handed improperly using the government logo in political propaganda.
It comes amid questions about how much taxpayer money has been spent on highly politicised advertising, including on social media and in full-page newspaper advertisements.
The Premier initially agreed that the government logo should not be used for political purposes.
However, he was caught out when confronted with a post from his own Facebook page which was clearly in breach of the government style guide.
When asked if there were any consequences for misusing the government logo Mr Hodgman simply replied: “No”.
What’s worse, the Head of the Public Service has admitted he has no power to police the government communications policy.
“Tasmanians would be rightly outraged that the Liberal Government is using taxpayer money and the government logo to spread political propaganda,” Labor Leader Rebecca White said.
“We believe the Premier’s Media Unit is placing pressure on government departments to use their own budgets to promote the Liberals’ policy agenda.
“Clearly the Liberals intend to continue to abuse government resources in the lead up to the election.”
Rebecca White MP Labor Leader