From michaelwest.com.au: Government spending on advertising reached a record $251 million last year, raising concerns about its legitimacy, with some campaigns viewed as self-promoting rather than in the public interest.

The Albanese Government established a “Government Communications Subcommittee” to oversee advertising, which critics argue obscures accountability and fosters potential misuse of taxpayer funds by transferring decision-making from public scrutiny to a secrecy-laden Cabinet level.