The figures presented in the Canberra Times today are not correct. The Government believes it is important the public service continues to play its part in delivering savings to the Budget given tight fiscal conditions. The Government expects agencies to continue to meet the efficiency dividend without resorting to forced redundancies. We know the Liberal [...]
by Annika Hutchins
ACT Ambassadors for the National Year of Reading Announced
Today the ACT Chief Minister and Primary Ambassador, Katy Gallagher, today announced the ACT Ambassadors for the National Year of Reading in 2012. As part of the National Year of Reading in 2012 the first National Year of Reading initiative – ‘Our Story’ – is already underway with every state and territory around the country voting [...]
National awards recognise local heroes in the ACT
To celebrate International Day of the Volunteer Federal Labor Representatives Senator Kate Lundy, Member for Canberra Gai Brodtmann and Member for Fraser Andrew Leigh, have today awarded ten outstanding local volunteers and volunteer groups with a National Volunteer Award. Partnering with Volunteering ACT the awards recognise local volunteers and the contribution they play in our community. These awards pay [...]
2011-12 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook
The Gillard Government today announced a one-off increase to the efficiency dividend of an additional 2.5 per cent to apply next financial year. This is one-off measure to contribute savings across Government in the 2011-12 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO). Smaller agencies have been exempted from the one-off efficiency dividend (appendix A), including our [...]
ACT community service workers closer to equal pay
Federal Labor representatives for the ACT, Senator Kate Lundy, Gai Brodtmann and Dr Andrew Leigh, today welcomed the announcement that more than 3,000 ACT workers in the social and community sector are a step closer to achieving equal pay after the Gillard Government announced it will provide $2 billion to deliver an historic pay rise [...]
Senate votes for Clean Energy Future
Federal Labor representatives for the ACT, Senator Kate Lundy, Gai Brodtmann MP and Andrew Leigh MP, today welcomed the historic passage of the Clean Energy Future (CEF) legislative package to tackle climate change and move Australia to a clean energy economy. The CEF legislation will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cut 160 million tonnes of pollution [...]
23rd Ethnic Business Awards Ceremony Speech
Mr Joseph Assaf – Chairman – Ethnic Business Awards Parliamentary Colleagues – State and Federal Your Excellencies and Consular representatives Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen Let me begin by acknowledging and paying my respects to the traditional owners of this land on which we meet today, the Cadigal people. I thank them for [...]
Capital Region Cancer Centre gets underway
Patients in the ACT are set to benefit as construction begins on the $44.6 million dollar Capital Region Cancer Centre. The centre will expand the services currently provided by The Canberra Hospital. The Capital Region Cancer Centre was one component of a $560 million program to improve access to cancer services and support in regional areas [...]
NBN rollout extended in Gungahlin
Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy today welcomed NBN Co’s announcement that the NBN fibre rollout has been extended in Gungahlin to 20,800 premises over the next 12 months. Senator Lundy said NBN Co, the company established to construct and operate the NBN had released its inaugural 12-month national rollout plan today, which included an [...]
Canberra’s worst bottleneck eliminated
The opening of a new overpass in the heart of Canberra has eliminated one of worst traffic bottlenecks in the city and improved travel times between Parliament House and the airport. Regional Australia Minister Simon Crean today officially opened the Kings Avenue overpass, which replaced the Russell roundabout at the intersection of Parkes Way, Morshead [...]
