Labor wishes the Australian netball team the best of luck tonight as they take on arch rivals New Zealand in Wellington. The game is the first of a three match test series across the Tasman. The last test series was played in Australia with each team winning a match. I wish we could see more [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2007
ARE YOU ON THE ELECTORAL ROLL?: More than 10,000 Canberra votes at risk: ACT Senator Kate Lundy, Bob McMullan: Member for Fraser, Annette Ellis: Member for Canberra
Senator Kate Lundy together with Bob McMullan, Member for Fraser, and Annette Ellis, Member for Canberra, have today launched a campaign to make sure Canberrans are correctly enrolled on the ACT electoral roll before changes to the Commonwealth Electoral Act commence on December 11. Under the new rules, in the 2004 election 10359 electors could [...]
Cooking up a Solution to our Skills Crisis
Over a morning tea prepared by accelerated apprentice chef Joseph Hansby, Senator Lundy and Mike Kelly heard first hand about the challenges our skills crisis posses for local businesses today. “Without skilled staff, our local businesses can’t realise their full potential. While the employer we met today is committed to training up young staff to [...]
Federal Labor to assist local businesses to access government contracts
Innovative small businesses in Canberra deserve a fair go in competing for government contracts, Senator Lundy said today following an Innovation and Procurement Forum organised in Canberra by the Churchill Club. Federal Labor’s New Directions in Innovation, Competitiveness and Productivity includes a 10-point framework to guide Federal Labor’s approach to building a more innovative, more [...]
Australian Chapter of ‘Collateral Damage’
Senator Kate Lundy was host to the Canberra launch of the Australian chapter of ‘Collateral Damage: The Impact of Anti-Trafficking Measures on Human Rights around the World’. The report, commissioned by the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW), highlights the issues of trafficking in Australia, including aspects of Australia’s visa system that expose some [...]
