Federal government spends record amount on digital advertising
The federal government spent a record amount on digital advertising in Australia last financial year, second only to television advertising.
Tom McIlroy is a political reporter for Fairfax Media in the federal press gallery at Parliament House.
The federal government spent a record amount on digital advertising in Australia last financial year, second only to television advertising.
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