Western Bulldogs footballers Trent Bartlett and Daniel Cross have joined leading Labor MPs including Deputy Leader Jenny Macklin and Shadow Minister for Children and Youth Nicola Roxon in highlighting the need for young Australians to play sport. Ms Roxon said a lack of sport and recreation opportunities for young people was contributing to the national [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2007
Another reminder that we need trade skills in ACT schools
Senator Kate Lundy today attended the ACT Regional Building and Construction Industry Training Council (CITC) Graduating Apprentice and Industry Encouragement Awards. CITC has introduced some great initiatives that have supported local industry and encouraged young people to learn a trade, such as the ‘Kids Assist’ programs that sees Year 10 students gaining on-the-job industry experience. [...]
ACT aged care accommodation needs urgent attention
Elderly ACT residents and their families are being neglected by Federal Government policy on aged care accommodation. Federal Labor ACT Representatives Senator Kate Lundy, Bob McMullan MP and Annette Ellis MP pointed to the ACT’s unacceptably low Residential Aged Care Provision ratio. “The ACT has the lowest ratio of all the states and territories,” Senator [...]
Better Super – What the government hasn’t told you
If you salary sacrifice, your employer may not have to pay any compulsory super at all. In other cases, employers can calculate their compulsory contribution on your reduced salary sacrificed salary. Employers can even hold on to an employee’s sacrificed money up to 12 months before transferring it to their super fund. The Australian Tax [...]
