@heraldsun_: The Herald Sun can reveal Victorian taxpayers footed a $37,000 bill to purchase machetes and hire a production crew in Sydney for an Allan government advertisement promoting the state’s own machete ban. #melbourne #australia

Scott Douglas :

oh gee, you really got them. This is some hard hitting journalism

samstar0889 :

⭐️🇦🇺 :

Why aren’t governments held accountable for misappropriating taxpayers funds. Could you imagine how much would be saved and where the money would be better served?.

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So the bins were 250k each , as a fabricator , I could easily make a bin for around $7k and still make a tidy profit ….now the big question is ,or rumour …who got the contract to make the bins ? A whisper says it was associated with one of the leading recycling companies v…..?

Leigh O :

I commented months ago that the machetes collected were ALL brand new with Bunnings tags still on!!

DeletedUser :

so its cheaper to actually buy a Porche than getting a square bin built in Australia

✨𝑙𝑦𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑥𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑧✨ :

Totally disgraceful waste of money

robwoodruff2 :

Did you say you work at the Herald sun 😂

𝕯𝖆𝖒𝖆𝖌𝖊𝖉 :

Why does that not surprise me?

aerialcrafty :

a video production crew was not needed at all for that ad. Probably one days work for a video editor and a motion graphics designer. Total rip off

terry74336 :

what happened to the bins

Tom :

Not sure if you realise how making an ad works you have to buy props you have to stage scenarios you’ve just described media

user6253274986985 :

Did it cost $ 16 billion???

VisnjaCreates :

is this true?

Dimi_Parascos :

Fantastic journalism. Integrity and transparency. Bravo ! Keep it up.

michael.woodog :

Well done

Mark :

Why wouldn’t the marketing be the most expensive part of the program?

DianneP :

And then those bins got recycled

nectariaioannou8635 :

lols

just_another_griffith🇦🇺 :

nicklaceowain :

Omg advertising campaigns cost money? No way!

Reiley Dunlop :

Checks out

Wazza :

37000? Is this really newsworthy?

Simone :

never seen one

salvr46 :