Senator Kate Lundy will launch a new publication by the ACT Cancer Society dealing with bereavement. This publication aims to educate the Canberra community about ways to cope with grief as well as highlight the services available to those who need help in coping with grief.
When: TOMORROW,
Wednesday, 17th December, 1997 from 10 – 10.30am.
Where: 15 [...]
Yearly Archives: 1997
Senator Lundy to launch “Good grief – Good health; a public health approach to bereavement education in the ACT”
Many lessons to be learnt from contracting out, Senator Kate Lundy launches:Contracting out in Australia: An indicative history
In launching the book, Senator Lundy asked this question about contracting out Government work: Who wins? This book, like the recent Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee Report into contracting out, finds that the costs/saving equations often used to justify outsourcing are not always complete.
Who wins? Contracting out has been justified by this Government [...]
‘A picture paints a thousand words’ Senator Kate Lundy launches postcard campaign:”Howard’s attack on Canberra & the abandonment of the Nation’s Capital”
Kate Lundy, Senator for the ACT today launched a campaign targeting the Prime Minister’s refusal to live in Canberra and the Liberal party’s attacks on the Nation’s Capital.
“This postcard campaign aims to draw the Prime Minister’s attention to the anger and frustration felt by many people in Canberra and the environs. It is my hope [...]
Governments’ position on CD prices out of tune
Senator Kate Lundy, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Tourism and Assistant to the Shadow Minister for the Arts, attacked the government in Senate Question Time today. (See question below)
This followed the announcement of the resignation of the Federal Government’s music industry export adviser, Phil Tripp, and his statements with respect to the Government’s position [...]
Moratorium required for IT Outsourcing
Today the Senate References Committee tabled the first report of its Inquiry into Contracting out of Government Services. This report addresses the contracting out of Commonwealth Government Information Technology.
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/fapa_ctte/outsourcing/index.htm
The 1997 budget saw the Liberal Government embark upon a fundamentally flawed program of outsourcing of IT services. Savings on IT expenditure through ‘economies of scale’ were [...]
OGIT Implodes!
The resignation of Dr Andy Macdonald, the Chief Information Officer for the Federal Government has triggered an implosion at the Office of Government Information Technology (OGIT), Senator Lundy said today.
As predicted by Senator Lundy nearly two months ago, OGIT’s demise was inevitable considering the extremely poor management of the Government’s IT outsourcing program, which is [...]
Senator Lundy tours local IT&T research success story
Senator Lundy today called on the Federal Government to increase the proportion of funding for Cooperative Research Centres from the information and communication technology sector. Senator Lundy was speaking at a tour of the headquarters of the Cooperative Research Centre for Robust and Adaptive Systems (CRASys) and the Advanced Computational Systems (ACSys) at the ANU.
“This [...]
Co-operative Research Centres – research success stories
Assistant to the Shadow Minister for Information Technology and the Australian Computer Society’s nominated ‘Most Computer Literate Politician’, Senator Kate Lundy invites all interested journalists to join her in touring the headquarters of Cooperative Research Centres (CRC’s) at the Australian National University.
“The Cooperative Research Centre for Robust and Adaptive Systems (CRASys) and the Advanced Computational [...]
Minister dancing to the wrong tune on CD prices
“Senator Alston has shown a complete lack of understanding about CD prices and the consequences of allowing parallel importing in Australia” Senator Lundy said today.
In Question time today, Senator Lundy further exposed the inconsistencies in the Government’s position on parallel importing of CDs, challenging the Minister’s assertion that consumers would benefit.
“One leading Australian record company [...]
Emily’s List launched in Canberra
The Honourable Joan Kirner and Senator Kate Lundy will launch the ACT branch of Emily’s List Australia on Tuesday 28 October 1997 from 6pm- 7.30pm at Tilley’s Devine Cafe in Lyneham. Emily’s List is a financial and political support network for Labor women candidates.
Joan Kirner who has helped model Emily’s List Australia will address the [...]
