A Rudd Labor Government will invest $15 million in at least 10 high profile practical projects to encourage water and energy saving measures such as solar and rainwater. Federal Labor launched its Green Precinct policy today at Windy Hill in Melbourne, home to Melbourne’s Essendon Football Club, where up to $1 million was pledged [...]
Yearly Archives: 2007
Government caught in dental deception
In a desperate bid for votes, the Howard Government has begun peddling lies about its failing dental policy and it’s about time Gary Humphries came clean on the true impact of this scheme. Gary Humphries – just like coalition members and candidates around the country have been telling voters their dental policy is open to [...]
Rudd Labor commits to Albert Hall restoration funds
Today Canberra’s Federal Labor representatives Senator Kate Lundy, Bob McMullan MP and Annette Ellis MP announced a Rudd Labor Government will commit $500,000 towards the cost of restoring Albert Hall. The Albert Hall is listed on the Register of Significant Twentieth Century Architecture, the National Trust of Australia (ACT) Register and the ACT Heritage Places [...]
Liberals will take Work Choices even further if given the chance
Senator Kate Lundy and Peter Conway, second ACT ALP Senate Candidate, today launched the ACT Labor Senate Campaign by highlighting how the Liberal Government will take their extreme Work Choices legislation even further. John Howard has conceded he would “finetune” his laws after the next election saying earlier this year”We don’t have any changes in [...]
ACT family budgets slugged $212 more a month as another interest rate rise hits
With today’s interest rate rise, families in the ACT are paying an average of $212 more a month since Mr Howard promised to ‘keep interest rates at record lows’. “Today’s interest rate rise alone will add $36 a month to the typical mortgage in the ACT”, Senator Lundy said. “This is the sixth straight interest [...]
Federal Labor’s Low Tax “Dream Saver” Accounts Will Help First Home Buyers in the ACT
Senator Kate Lundy, Bob McMullan and Annette Ellis today said that a Federal Labor Government will help aspiring first home-buyers save a larger deposit by establishing new, low tax First Home Saver Accounts. “This will be a great way for young people in the ACT to save up for that all-important deposit for their first [...]
Labor’s plan to put the focus back on OH&S
Today Senator Kate Lundy visited the Electro Skills training centre to talk to apprentices about Federal Labor’s plan for occupational health and safety. The Howard Government has failed to address significant issues in the area of workplace health and safety because of its ideological obsession with Work Choices. In contrast, Federal Labor believes that policy [...]
Botanic Gardens Wilt Under Government Neglect
ACT Federal representatives, Senator Kate Lundy, Bob McMullan and Annette Ellis have today expressed concern about reports that the Australian National Botanic Gardens will be forced to compromise its research and biodiversity programs in order to service projected debts. “This issue faced by the Botanic Gardens is just one example of the type of problems [...]
Humphries and Nairn Playing Politics with Water – again
Senator Kate Lundy, Member for Fraser, Bob McMullan and Member for Canberra, Annette Ellis today said after 11 long years in power the Federal Government was still playing politics with local water supplies. Today’s announcement to transfer Googong Dam to the ACT Government 25 days out from an election follows years of obfuscation and political [...]
Labor’s 1 Billion National Urban Water and Desalination Plan
Senator Kate Lundy today meet with representatives from the National Parkes Association ACT to discuss Federal Labor’s comprehensive plan to protect our natural environment and combat climate change. Senator Lundy also discussed with the representatives Kevin Rudd’s announcement proposing a $1 billion National Urban Water and Desalination Plan to help secure the water supplies of [...]
