(1)   For the period 1 January to 30 June 2010, for each agency within the responsibility of the Minister/Parliamentary Secretary, how much was spent on media monitoring.

(2)   As at 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010:

(a)   how many staff were employed in public relations and/or the media in the department or each agency within the responsibility of the Minister/Parliamentary Secretary;

(b)   what were the position levels of these staff; and

(c)   how many of these staff were:

(i)   permanent,

(ii)   temporary, or

(iii)   contractors.

(1)   Department of Defence $196,306.39 (GST inclusive), Defence Housing Australia $15,024.22 (GST exclusive).

(2) (a)   , (b) and (c) At 1 July 2009 the Defence Public Affairs Branch employed 71 civilians, four contractors and 53 military employees. Outside of the Public Affairs Branch there were a further 27 civilians and 11 military employees providing public affairs support. This totals 98 civilians, four contractors 64 military employees. At 30 June 2010 the Defence Public Affairs Branch employed 65 civilians, four contractors and 50 military employees. Outside of the Public Affairs Branch there were a further 35 civilians and 11 military employees providing public affairs support. This totals 100 civilians, four contractors and 61 military employees.

Responsibility	Staffing as at 1 July 2009	Staffing as at 30 June 2010
Executive	1 x permanent BRIG, 1 x permanent COL 1 x permanent EL2, 1 x permanent APS4	1 x permanent BRIG, 1 x permanent COL, 1 x permanent EL2, 1 x permanent/part time EL1
Defence Service Newspapers	1 x permanent WO2, 1 x permanent SGT, 3 x permanent CPL, 1 x permanent LS, 1 x permanent CPL, 4 x permanent EL1, 1 x temporary EL1, 3 x permanent APS6, 2 x temporary APS6, 1 x permanent APS4-5, 1 x permanent/part-time APS4	1 x permanent SGT, 3 x permanent CPL, 1 x permanent LS, 1 x permanent EL2, 4 x permanent EL1, 1 x temporary EL1, 5 x permanent APS6, 1 x part time APS6, 1 x permanent APS5, 1 x permanent/part-time APS4
Communication Advisors	8 x permanent EL1, 1 x permanent APS6, 1 x permanent LTCOL	1 x permanent EL2, 9 x permanent EL1, 1 x permanent APS6,
Media Operations	1 x permanent EL2, 1 x permanent EL1, 1 x permanent APS6, 6 x permanent APS4/5	1 x permanent EL2, 1 x permanent EL1, 2 x permanent APS6, 2 x permanent APS4/5
Defence Internet	1 x permanent EL1, 2 x contractors	2 x permanent EL1, 2 x contractors
Video and Imagery Library	1 x permanent EL1, 1 x permanent APS6, 2 x permanent APS4, 2 x contractors	1 x permanent EL1, 1 x permanent APS6, 2 x contractors
Internal Communications	1 x permanent EL2, 2 x permanent EL1, 5 x permanent APS6	1 x permanent /part-time EL1, 2 x permanent/part-time APS6
Military Public Affairs Preparedness, Plans and Training	1 x permanent LTCOL, 1 x permanent MAJ, 1 x permanent CAPT, 1 x permanent APS6	1 x permanent MAJ, 1 x permanent CAPT, 1 x permanent APS6
Research, Policy and Entertainment Media Liaison	1 x permanent EL2, 1 x permanent APS6	1 x permanent EL2, 1x permanent EL1, 1 x permanent APS6
Regional Public Affairs	7 x permanent EL1, 1 x temporary EL1, 1 x permanent APS6, 3 x permanent APS2	5 x permanent EL1, 1 x permanent/part-time EL1, 1 x temporary EL1, 2 x temporary/part-time EL1 (1=job share), 2 x permanent APS2
Military Headquarters Support	1 x permanent LTCOL, 6 x permanent MAJ, 1 x permanent SQNLDR, 3 x permanent CAPT, 1 x permanent LEUT	1 x permanent LTCOL, 6 x permanent MAJ, 1 x permanent SQNLDR, 3 x permanent CAPT, 1 x permanent LEUT
Joint Public Affairs Unit covering photographers and reporters	1 x permanent MAJ, 5 x permanent CAPT, 2 x permanent LEUT, 2 x permanent FLTLT, 3 x permanent WO2, 5 x permanent SGT, 1 x permanent PO, 6 x permanent CPL, 1 x permanent LS,1 x permanent AB, 1 x permanent AC, 1 x permanent APS4	1 x permanent MAJ, 5 x permanent CAPT, 2 x permanent LEUT, 2 x permanent FLTLT, 3 x permanent WO2, 5 x permanent SGT, 1 x permanent PO, 6 x permanent CPL, 1 x permanent LS,1 x permanent AB, 1 x permanent AC, 1 x permanent APS4
Administration Support	1 x permanent APS6, 1 x permanent APS5, 2 x permanent APS4	1 x permanent APS6, 1 x temporary permanent APS4, 1 x permanent APS4
Extended leave/Maternity leave/Temp transfer to another Group	1 x permanent EL2, 4 x permanent EL1, 1 x permanent APS6	1 x permanent EL1, 2 x permanent APS6, 1 x permanent APS4-5, 2 x permanent APS4

Key: BRIG: Brigadier, COL: Colonel, EL: Executive Level, APS: Australian Public Service, WO2: Warrant Officer Class 2, CPL: Corporal, LS: Leading Seaman, LTCOL: Lieutenant Colonel, MAJ: Major, WGCDR: Wing Commander, LEUT: Lieutenant (Navy), CAPT: Captain, FLTLT: Flight Lieutenant, LT: Lieutenant (Army), WO: Warrant Officer (Navy), SGT: Sergeant, AB: Able Seaman, AC: Aircraftman, PTE: Private, PO: Petty Officer.

Outside of the Public Affairs Branch at 1 July 2009 there were a further 38 Defence employees who provided public affairs support as a part of their duties, on 30 June 2010 this figure was 46.

Key: CMDR: Commander, LCDR: Lieutenant Commander, LEUT: Lieutenant (Navy), WGCDR: Wing Commander, SQNLDR: Squadron Leader, FLTLT: Flight Lieutenant, FLGOFF: Flying Officer.

At 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010 Defence Housing Australia (DHA) had no specific staff members responsible for the stated functions. DHA has a Marketing Communication Team, comprised of four staff members. The team is responsible for marketing communication and media campaigns to provide product and service information. There is relatively little day to day media interest in DHA’s activities, so an incidental proportion of the team’s time is involved in responding to media requests.