The Howard Government has neglected the small to medium dance sector in Australia forcing it to fight for its future. This situation has led an extraordinary group of Australian Culture and Dance luminaries to request an injection of funds to ‘prevent further haemorrhage by this sector’. The group of over forty have requested additional recurrent [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2004
Howard must appoint new IT and & Arts Minister
Prime Minister John Howard must appoint a new Communications Minister- which includes the portfolio’s of Information Technology and Arts, following today’s announcement that Daryl Williams will not be contesting the next election. Daryl Williams has now confirmed himself as caretaker Minister in a portfolio that demands commitment and dedication. Daryl Williams has been in [...]
ABC and the Arts – history unravelling
It appears that there has been a significant policy shift at the ABC which has resulted in a serious decline in its Arts coverage and has placed the ABC in unknown territory, traditionally being at the leading edge of cultural programming and creative opportunity. Labor is once again disappointed about a series of programming decisions [...]
McDonald’s food labelling a first step – but more needs to be done
McDonald’s Australia announcement that it will provide nutritional labelling on most of its food products is a welcome step in enhancing consumer information and addressing the rise of obesity in Australia – but more needs to be done. Australia’s obesity epidemic needs to be addressed through a combination of increased physical activity and better diet. [...]
Implementation of so-called “broadband strategy” full of holes
During a public hearing into broadband competition by a Senate Committee this week, officials from the soon-to-be defunct NOIE were unable to demonstrate that the Howard Government’s so-called National Broadband Strategy had an effective probity plan to ensure the range of grants could not be used in an anti-competitive way. For example, the eligibility criteria [...]
Howard Government Slack on E-security
Robert McClelland MP, Shadow Minister for Homeland Security and Kate Lundy, Shadow Minister for IT Howard Government Slack on E-security A bipartisan parliamentary report has outlined the Howard Government’s slack approach to e-security. This proves the hypocrisy of the Howard Government on security matters: when it comes to actually doing the basic work, like protecting [...]
Electronic Information in the Commonwealth
Report of the Inquiry into the Management and Integrity of Electronic Information in the Commonwealth Link to full report Senator LUNDY (Australian Capital Territory) (10.27 a.m.)-On behalf of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, I present the 399th report of the committee entitled Inquiry into the Management and Integrity of Electronic Information in [...]
Sexism in Sport
1 April 2004 Adjournment Speech – SENATE Senator LUNDY (Australian Capital Territory) (8.01 p.m.) -I rise tonight to talk about the allegations of sexual misconduct in our football codes that have recently come to light. They have uncovered what seems to be a culture of accepting unacceptable behaviours, which it would be irresponsible to ignore [...]
