Senator Kate Lundy, Andrew Leigh and Gai Brodtmann all spoke to Esther Woodbury and Alison McGregor from the ACT Community Living Project after two major policy announcements by Prime Minister Gillard and Parlimentary Secretary Bill Shorten about new funding commitments for early intervention for children with a disability and for supported accommodation for people with [...]
by Pia Waugh
Press clipping: Politician Profiles: Senator Kate Lundy
Senator Lundy was interviewed by Computerworld for a profile piece on her thoughts around ICT:
Senator Kate Lundy has become known in the technology community as a fierce advocate of government engagement and Gov 2.0, pushing for support of many of the recommendations made last year by the Government 2.0 Taskforce, and pre-empting the declaration of [...]
New Facilities Open At Giralang Primary School
Campaign Media Release
SENATOR FOR THE ACT
LABOR CANDIDATE FOR FRASER
NEW FACILITIES OPEN AT GIRALANG PRIMARY SCHOOL
Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy and Labor Candidate for Fraser Andrew Leigh today attended the official opening of the refurbished multipurpose hall at Giralang Primary School built as part of the Australian Government’s Building the Education Revolution.
Giralang [...]
Speech notes from Google Election 2010 Launch
Senator Lundy spoke at the Google Australia Election 2010 launch, alongside other panelists, Paul Fletcher MP and Senator Scott Ludlam. Her speech notes are below, and all video content from the event is available at http://www.youtube.com/australiavotes.
If the first incarnation of the internet saw the democratisation of information and made us all publishers, the second incarnation [...]
Humphries turns his back on Gungahlin: Liberals to abolish NBN
Today Senator Humphries was forced to concede that the Liberals, if elected to government, will abandon the NBN rollout in Gungahlin with no alternative plan to deliver high speed broadband. Last week Liberal Senator Gary Humphries was trying to claim credit for the announcement that Gungahlin is one of the early rollout sites for the [...]
Liberals can’t be trusted on public service jobs
Tony Abbott today announced an additional $1.183 billion worth of cuts, which will put local public service jobs at risk and again demonstrates the ideological commitment the Liberal party has to “cutting government jobs” in the same way the former Howard Government did in the first years of that government in 1996 and 1997.
The Liberals [...]
Labor will keep Canberra moving forward
Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy, Labor Candidate for Canberra Gai Brodtmann, Labor Candidate for Fraser Andrew Leigh and Labor Second Senate Candidate David Mathews today welcomed Prime Minister Gillard’s announcement that the federal election will be held on Saturday 21 August.
“Since 2007, the Labor Government has made unprecedented investment in Canberra,” said Senator Lundy.
“Canberrans [...]
Fact sheet about the early NBN rollout to Gungahlin
NBN, bringing real broadband to the Gungahlin area
Fact sheet
NBN Co are embarking upon the next phase of the fibre to the premises (FTTP) broadband rollouts across Australia, and Gungahlin is one of 14 new sites chosen to have the fibre Internet rolled out mid next year.
Why Gungahlin:
NBN Co looked at a range of criteria which [...]
Warm welcome for initial NBN rollout in Gungahlin
Update: Please click through to my Fact sheet about the early NBN rollout to Gungahlin for further details.
NBN Co today announced 19 locations for the next stage of its rollout on the mainland. These second release sites comprise 14 new locations including Gungahlin in the ACT.
The announcement that Gungahlin is one of 19 sites for [...]
Defence commemorates the service of Indigenous men and women
THE HON. ALAN GRIFFIN MP
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
Minister for Defence Personnel
SENATOR THE HON. KATE LUNDY
Senator for the ACT
Wednesday, 7 July 2010 34/2010
Defence commemorates the service of Indigenous men and women
The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel, Alan Griffin, has announced that a commemorative service was held today at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait [...]
