The latest National Drowning Report compiled by the Royal Life Saving Society of Australia highlights the urgent need for the Federal Government to immediately implement the Australian Water Safety Council’s National Water Safety Plan. The Coalition, now in their third term, have failed to implement the Water Safety Council’s Plan, which is aimed at fostering [...]
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Aussie sport faces insurance crisis
The rising cost of insurance premiums may impact on the continued viability of sport in Australia, the Shadow Minister for Sport, Senator Lundy, said today. “There has been a massive increase in premiums and a reduction in the number of insurance companies willing to offer public liability insurance,” Senator Lundy said. “These factors may ultimately [...]
Australian Broadcasting Authority inquiry into regional TV
ACT Senator Kate Lundy today welcomed the release by the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) of the terms of reference for their inquiry into the adequacy of local television news and information programs in regional Australia. The ACT region has been particularly affected by the loss of two regional news services this year, with both 10 [...]
Embarrassed Government slides away from plan to export IT jobs to India
CRAIG EMERSON Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism SENATOR KATE LUNDY Shadow Minister for Information Technology & Sport The Howard Government is so embarrassed by revelations it recommended Australian businesses replace local information technology and software development jobs with workers in India, it is now trying to slide away from the plan. Earlier [...]
Closure of Capital News another blow to Canberra
“The decision by Ten Capital to axe its local news service represents another blow to the diversity of news services in the Canberra region, ACT Senator Kate Lundy said today. “Ten Capital was Canberra’s original commercial news network prior to aggregation, and their decision to discontinue their local news is extremely disappointing,” Senator Lundy said. [...]
Howard must live at the lodge
“John Howard must accept the obligations of his position and take up residence in the Lodge, the official residence of Australia’s Prime Minster,” Senator Kate Lundy said today. “The personal reasons John Howard provided for choosing not to live in Canberra over five and half years ago are no longer relevant. If John Howard was [...]
THE COALITION’S FAILED IT OUTSOURCING INITIATIVE
In 1997, the Howard Government promised that IT Outsourcing of Commonwealth Departments and Agencies would achieve “substantial economies of scale resulting in improved efficiency, cost effectiveness and significant savings to the budget and to agencies”. The result was that few departments or agencies made savings. False claims of savings “The Government estimates it will save [...]
LABOR’S PLAN FOR STRATEGIC SOURCING OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR.
Labor is committed to building a program of strategic sourcing of information and communication technologies in the public sector. This policy is Labor’s solution to the failed IT outsourcing Initiative of the Coalition. Strategic sourcing means optimising resources and expertise from both within the public sector and through contracting external firms, so that the government [...]
Closure of Capital News another blow to Canberra
“The decision by Ten Capital to axe its local news service represents another blow to the diversity of news services in the Canberra region, ACT Senator Kate Lundy said today. “Ten Capital was Canberra’s original commercial news network prior to aggregation, and their decision to discontinue their local news is extremely disappointing,” Senator Lundy said. [...]
An Agenda For The Knowledge Nation – 10 Case Studies
Contents for full piece Please see below the contents for current page. 1 – Introduction 2 – Key Characteristics 3 – The Taskforce 4 – Taskforce Membersihp 5 – Recommendations Summmary 6 – The Case for Change 7 – Australia Underperforming 8 – Action Agenda – Full Recommendations 9 – Abbreviations, Submissions and Glossary 10 [...]
