The ACT is set to lose up to 30 jobs because the Federal Government is moving the Australian Passport Information Service (APIS) call centre from Canberra to Tasmania, ACT Senator Kate Lundy said today. Telstra operates the Australian Passport Information Service call centre at Barton for the Department of Foreign Affairs. It has been successfully [...]
Yearly Archives: 1999
Sport stars say Yes to Republic
Australia’s leading sportspeople are supporting the Yes campaign because they want to represent an independent nation that can proudly stand on its own feet, Senator Kate Lundy said at the launch of Rowing for the Republic in Canberra today. Senator Lundy, Shadow Attorney General Robert McClelland and Robert de Castella were joined by elite rowers [...]
Olympic opening highlights hypocrisy of No case
The Prime Minister’s decision to open the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, rather than our current Head of State, highlights the hypocrisy of the No case, Shadow Minister for Sport, Senator Kate Lundy, said today. Reiterating the call for Australia’s Head of State to officially open the Games as the Olympic charter requires, Senator Lundy said [...]
Women Online Week
Australian women must overcome structural barriers and create roles for themselves in the rapidly evolving and expanding information technology industry, Senator Kate Lundy said at the launch of Women Online Week today. “It’s time to consolidate the remarkable progress Australian women have made towards genuine gender equity and establish new paradigms in the IT & [...]
Young people speak out on the Republic
Young Australians have been visiting the Web site of Senator Kate Lundy, Labor’s Youth ‘Yes’ campaign spokesperson, to express their views on the November 6 referendum. Senator Lundy last week launched her online survey to garner the views of young Australians about the Republic. The majority of young responders are supporting a Republic, although some [...]
Alston’s commitment to net access for people with disabilities -just more hollow rhetoric
“Senator Alston’s announcement today of $1.44 million worth of AccessAbility grants is merely a re-announcement of funds already allocated to this program and contains no new money”, Senator Lundy, Shadow Minister Assisting on Information Technology, said today. “Of particular concern is the failure of the Minister to ensure that the DoCITA and other Government web [...]
Athletes to lose out as Government sets to slash funding to Olympic sports
The Federal Government has refused to rule out that its review into Australian sport instigated in June by Minister Kelly has been directed to investigate ways to wind back Commonwealth funding for sport after the 2000 Olympic Games, Shadow Minister for Sport, Senator Kate Lundy, said today. In question time today Senator Kate Lundy asked [...]
Legal opinion says Online Services Bill will affect 35,000 Internet Content Hosts – not 650 as Minister claims
The failure of Minister Alston to properly define Internet content host (ICH) in his Broadcasting Services Amendment (Online Services) Act 1999 has the potential to adversely affect over 35,000 internet servers in Australian, Senator Kate Lundy said today. “It appears that the Minister’s definition of an Internet content host (ICH) embraces all Australian organisations operating [...]
Breast Cancer Day 25 October
Breast cancer is one of the most common causes of death of Australian women. Breast cancer is the major cause of death from cancer in Australian women. Every year about 7500 Australian women are diagnosed as having breast cancer and every year about 2600 Australian women die of breast cancer. Early detection and treatment gives [...]
IT outsourcing creates ‘few winners and many losers’ according to Government Report
Australia’s IT industry has expressed its opinion on the Federal Government’s IT outsourcing program – and it’s all bad news for the Government, Senator Kate Lundy, Shadow Minister Assisting on IT, said today. Responding to a question put to over 200 IT small businesses asking whether they perceived IT outsourcing as an ‘opportunity’, a decisive [...]
