Claims made today by Government IT Minister, Senator Helen Coonan, in relation to Labor’s approach to ICT incubator funding, are more Howard Government lies. Labor categorically denies we have any plans to slash ICT incubator funds. I merely expressed surprise that the Howard Government had funded so many incubators, given that their rhetoric implied a [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2004
Howard Government hypocrisy
In 1996 the Howard Government cut 32,400 jobs from the public service in the 2 years following their election from 1996 – 1998. It had previously promised to only cut 2,500. When Gary Humphries was questioned about the 1996 cuts today, he stated that, “I’ve maintained that the cuts that were made then were too [...]
Labor Calls for Spam Investigation
FEDERAL Shadow Minister for Information Technology, Senator Kate Lundy, has formally called on the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) to investigate Prime Minister John Howard’s use of spam email in his efforts to get re-elected in his Sydney seat of Bennelong. Senator Lundy has also called for the investigation of other senior Government Ministers who – [...]
Arrogant PM should be investigated for Breaching SPAM Laws
The PM has breached the spirit, if not the letter of anti-SPAM laws that came into effect just four months ago. John Howard’s Government banned commercial SPAMMING this year, but then the Prime Minister goes ahead and SPAMS the public for political benefit. This is a clear case of double standards. The Australian Communications Authority [...]
E-security still neglected by Howard Government
Speaking at the Information Security World Conference held today at Darling Harbour, Sydney, Senator Lundy Shadow Minister for IT said that the Howard/Costello Government was still neglecting E-security in the Federal Government. The findings of the bi-partisan Report into the Management and Integrity of Commonwealth Information int he Commonwealth Government (e-security) are proof of the [...]
Artist’s Right
Resale Royalty Bill, 2004 In March 2004, I introduced a Private Member’s Bill that, if passed, would provide for a scheme that will, in certain circumstances, deliver payments to visual artists in the form of a resale royalty. This speech is the speech that accompanied the ’2nd reading stage’ of this Bill in parliament. The [...]
Howard / Costello Government promotes IT off-shoring
Mark Vaile has once again demonstrated that the Howard / Costello Government is actively pursuing sending Australian jobs overseas, telling business people and diplomats this week that the Government will not be taking any “interventionist measures” to prevent offshoring of IT work. In May this year Labor supported the Australian Computer Society’s (ACS) Policy Statement [...]
Youth lead the way at Model United Nations Assembly
Once again the Rotary Club of Canberra Sunrise have organised the Model United Nations Assembly, to be held over this weekend at Old Parliament House, Canberra. Their commitment to this event is legendary and provides an excellent opportunity for many young people to develop leadership skills. I am honoured to have been invited to open [...]
Promoting Planet Arks’ Plastic Bag Famine
This weekend environmental campaigners Planet Ark are promoting an amnesty on free plastic bags in supermarkets. The Plastic Bag Famine takes place this weekend, and on Saturday 21 August and I will be holding a street stall in Dickson with other Labor colleagues to promote awareness of the environmental impact of plastic bag pollution and [...]
Lanyon Valley Communications Services Residents’ Meeting
On the initiative of Paschal Leahy, and following complaints that my office has received concerning telecommunications services in the Lanyon Valley region, I have organised a meeting be held tomorrow night to discuss these issues and provide an opportunity for residents to speak directly to service providers. We have extended invitations to Telstra, Optus and [...]
