The parliamentary committee, chaired by Labor’s Kate Lundy, recommended that the NCA’s funding be restored, saying it should not have been cut by the Rudd Government before the committee had conducted its inquiry into the authority’s future.
Yearly Archives: 2008
Working together to secure Canberra
Senator Kate Lundy, Annette Ellis, Member for Canberra and Bob McMullan, Member for Fraser welcomed the historic lease-signing which has finalised the 150 year lease of Googong Dam to the ACT Government today. The lease finally gives the ACT Government certainty of its tenure over the dam allowing the Government to implement projects to secure [...]
Canberra Creates Partnerships in Learning
As part of National Literacy and Numeracy Week 2008 the Federal Government has announced a $40 million literacy and numeracy initiative. The Rudd Government will invest $40.2 million in 29 literacy and numeracy pilot projects in schools across Australia. These pilots will trial or expand initiatives that exemplify strategies to improve literacy and numeracy outcomes [...]
Taking Big Steps in Childcare
“The ACT childcare sector has one of the highest job turnover rates at 47 per cent” Senator Lundy told the Senate in an adjournment speech on the state of childcare in the ACT and across Australia. Senator Lundy also recognised that there is a serious skills crisis in childcare caused by low pay and poor [...]
Big Steps in Childcare – Senate Speech
ADJOURNMENT Last Thursday, 21 August, I was proud to assist in the ACT launch of the Big Steps in Childcare campaign. For many years now we have worked to support parents, children and childcare workers so that access to quality child care can be the right of every child. Senators will remember many of our [...]
ALP MP wants govt to wind back watchdog
Labor senator Kate Lundy, a former labourer, says she respects Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s decision to stick with the commission but that would not stop caucus members opposed to the policy finding ways of improving the laws.
Funding cut hurts arts, institutions
Labor senator and committee member Kate Lundy last night accepted that the Government had not foreseen the impact of the cuts on small departments.
Coalition Government will pay for Telstra’s poor internet speeds
The Coalition is flagging the possibility of forking out taxpayers’ money to pay for the improvements to Telstra’s network that will be required to bring dial-up internet speeds up to a half-decent standard. According to Minister Alston, the Government’s inquiry into Telstra’s services will advise on: “additional Government action that may be taken to remove [...]
Enrol to Vote – Today
Senator Kate Lundy and Bob McMullan MP joined local members Mick Gentleman MLA, Mary Porter AM MLA as well as other ACT Labor Candidates today to encourage ACT residents to enrol to vote as part of national Enrol to Vote Week. “The AEC has been working hard in over 1,650 schools across Australia to encourage [...]
Government officials withdrawal ‘disgraceful’: coalition
The committee’s stand-in chair, Labor senator Kate Lundy, read out a letter from the department.
