People with disability deserve the same opportunities as other Australians to participate in the community, have a job where possible and live meaningful lives. That’s why the Federal Labor Government asked the Productivity Commission to undertake a landmark, independent inquiry into the costs, benefits and feasibility of a national long term care and support scheme [...]
by Kate Lundy
Territory Rights
This is great news for the ACT – http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/caucus-supports-act-rights/2259591.aspx This bill is about strengthening the democratic rights of Territorians. For the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Senate Committee Report please see the following link – http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/actterrirtory_self_government/index.htm
Adjournment Speech 4 July – Indexation of Military Pensions
Congratulations on your election to your new role, Mr Deputy President. Since the Senate debate on 16 June on the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment (Fair Indexation) Bill, my constituents and those of senators in other states have expressed frustration and anger at the bill’s failure. I understand this. Their indexation campaign has [...]
NBN rolling out in Gungahlin
Last night, I attended a special meeting held by the Gungahlin Community Council where NBN Co had several representatives to outline the plans for NBN rollout in Gungahlin. Over 120 residents and local business people attended, which was impressive on a cold night! NBN Co had several representatives from their construction team and community relations. [...]
ICT in the 2011-2012 Federal Budget
As someone who has been interested in technology for many years, I thought it would be interesting to do a bit of an overview of programs in the 2011-2012 Federal Budget that relate to technology and to our capacity as a nation to leverage the benefits and opportunities presented in the digital age, along with [...]
Followup to Q&A – 30th May 2011
Last night was my first appearance on the ABC’s qanda. The format provides a terrific opportunity for public discussion and debate and I wanted to follow up by adding some additional information about some of the topics discussed. You can read the qanda transcript here. Climate change and the carbon tax The Labor Government takes climate change [...]
Jon Stanhope
I wish to congratulate Jon Stanhope for his contribution to the Canberra community over the past decade. During his term as Chief Minister he was a steadfast advocate for the rights of Territorians and a visionary leader who changed the face of our nation’s capital. Jon Stanhope pioneered significant reform to improve the social welfare [...]
ComSuper and Defence Pension Update April 2011
Recently I met with SCOA and ACPSRO representatives John Coleman, Dr Annette Barbetti and Ron Dean to discuss the latest developments in our indexation campaign. Much of our discussion centred on an analysis of the Updated Estimates of the Cost of Alternative Indexation Arrangements for Commonwealth Superannuation Pensions – Summary , released on 17 February [...]
Citizen-centric services: A necessary principle for achieving genuine open government
Below is a speech given by Senator Kate Lundy at the Citizen Centric Service Delivery 2011 conference on March 1st 2011. Open Government can mean many things. It relates to accessible and transparent data, the extent government engages citizens in decision making and the accessibility of government itself. With the increases in Internet access in [...]
Launch of the African Cultural Festival, SA.
Let me begin by acknowledging and paying my respects to the traditional owners of this land on which we meet today, the Kaurna people, and thank them for their continuing contributions to the Adelaide community. I would also like to acknowledge: The Hon. Hieu Van Le, Lieutenant Governor of South Australia, my federal and state [...]
