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. Emily’s List is an acronym for Early Money Is Like Yeast [...]
Yearly Archives: 1997
Alston exposes new ministry as window dressing only
Senator Kate Lundy, Assistant to the Shadow Minister for Information Technology, today slammed Senator Alston for having no comprehension of the single most important issue in his new Ministry of Information Economy. Senator Alston, when asked to explain the advantages and disadvantages of the phased approach versus the clean break approach with respect to the [...]
Australian Sports Commission Board Purge Politically Motivated and Short-Sighted
The Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Sport, Senator Kate Lundy, today said that purging the board of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) was an insult to the high calibre board members who have served the Commission very well. The letters sent by the Minister for Sport, Mr Warwick Smith MP, to at least half of the [...]
Childcare Survey confirms major concerns about cuts to childcare
Senator Kate Lundy has released the results of a survey conducted by her office which contains evidence of the detrimental effect of the $821m cuts to childcare funding. The response from parents and childcare staff show that the situation is critical, with costs to parents increasing, availability of places decreasing and jobs being lost. 100% [...]
Is OGIT’s demise imminent?
Senator Kate Lundy, parliamentary assistant to the Shadow Minister for Science and Information Technology, today claimed that the death knell is sounding for the Office of Government Information Technology (OGIT). The establishment of the new National Office of Information Economy (NOIE) signals the end of OGIT. After months of the Liberal Government taking severe political [...]
Senator Kate Lundy appointed Parliamentary Secretary in portfolio reshuffle
The Leader of the Opposition, Kim Beazley today announced the appointment of Kate Lundy, Senator for the ACT, as the new Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Sport and Tourism. Senator Lundy has also been appointed the Assistant to the Shadow Ministers for Science and Information Technology, Youth Affairs and the Arts. Senator Lundy [...]
Australian Parliamentarians On-line – at last
It was confirmed at the Senate supplementary estimates hearings today that the majority of federal politicians have access to the internet. This much awaited connection has been welcomed by Senator Lundy, an internet enthusiast. “Although a few politicians (including myself) have chosen to go on line previously, internet capability has become a must for all [...]
Labor’s Internet enthusiast meets ‘Father of the Internet’
As a recognised Internet enthusiast and the Australian Computer Society’s nominated ‘Most Computer Literate Politician’, Senator Kate Lundy will today meet with a key US Government IT adviser, Dr Vinton Cerf. “Dr Cerf has played a critical role in the development of the USA as a world leader in information technology. I am looking forward [...]
ACT bankruptcy figures highest in Australia
Senator Kate Lundy today revealed that the ACT was leading the country in bankruptcies according to figures from the Minister for Justice, Daryl Williams. Senator Lundy will be seeking a meeting with the Prime Minister to put forward the many concerns that the residents and businesses of the ACT and surrounding regions are faced with. [...]
TOM PRICE MEMORIAL LECTURE
Tuesday 29 July 1997 Old Parliament House, Adelaide Young People and why they should vote Labor Senator Kate Lundy I am honoured to be delivering the seventh Tom Price Memorial Lecture. In examining tonight’s topic, young people, jobs and why young people should vote Labor, I have drawn strength from the work of people such [...]
