The Howard Government and their local foot soldier, Senator Humphries, have taken 8 years to notice that Gungahlin is in need of attention. Canberrans know that the Liberal’s record in Gungahlin is nothing short of dismal. The Liberal Party vetoed Labor’s planned route of the Gungahlin Drive Extension (GDE). This left residents of Gungahlin fuming [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2004
Labor’s Medicare rebate relieves financial pressure on families in Canberra
All visits to bulk billing doctors in Canberra will qualify for the full 100 per cent Medicare patient rebate under a Federal Labor Government. Canberra families are finding it more and more difficult to be bulk-billed by a GP with the number of bulk-billing visits dropping by a staggering 377,468 across the Territory in the [...]
Senator Urges Action on Childcare
Senator Lundy will join Susan McCarthy, Convenor of the ACT Community Childcare Campaign and Candidate for Ginninderra for the: ACT LAUNCH OF THE ACTU CHILDCARE PHONE IN 11.00am Thursday 2 September, 2004 Baringa Childcare Centre, Baddely Crescent, Spence MEDIA MOST WELCOME Senator Kate Lundy has called on parents and [...]
Labor moves on Open Standards and Open Source Software for Government IT
Open standards are the foundation for efficient and interoperable IT systems, and will enable greater use of open source software in the public sector. It is important that Open Source Software can compete fairly with other software in the market, and Labor is committed to removing the barriers facing smaller local companies wanting to compete [...]
