The Digital Culture Public Sphere had over 800 contributors sending us tweets, wiki edits, ideas, Facebook comments, formal submissions and more. This was done over a relatively short period of time. One of the strengths of the Public Sphere that all of these contributions are digital and together form a data set that can then [...]
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Digital Culture recommendations submitted to the National Cultural Policy consultation
Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy today submitted a contribution on digital arts, creative industries and cultural heritage to the National Cultural Policy consultation. The Digital Culture Public Sphere Submission Paper (6MB PDF) The submission was the result of a seven week consultation with over 800 individuals and organisations from across the digital culture sector. [...]
Corrospondence regarding the indexation of military superannuation
Please note I have replied to correspondence I have received recently on this issue via letter. The core text of the letter for your information is below. I have tried to respond personally to emails but acknowledge it is not possible for me to cover all of them. Kate Thank you for your letter [...]
The Digital Culture Public Sphere
On 11th August 2011 Minister for the Arts, Simon Crean, released a discussion paper seeking public input into the National Cultural Policy. This consultation will help to determine a 10 year strategic vision to ensure our arts, cultural and creative endeavours resonate with a 21st century, globally competitive, internationally celebrated and culturally diverse Australia. The Final [...]
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 [...]
Parliamentary Speech on the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment (Fair Indexation) Bill
Below is a transcript on the speech by Senator Lundy to the Senate on the third reading of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment (Fair Indexation) Bill 2010 from the 16th June 2011. The rest of the speeches, discussion and division results from the third reading are available on the Hansard website for [...]
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 [...]
ComSuper and Defence Pension Update February 2011
This post is to update you on where we are at with the Comsuper and Defence Pension issue. Dr Mike Kelly MP, Ms Gai Brodtmann MP, Dr Andrew Leigh MP and myself sent this letter yesterday to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Senator the Hon. Penny Wong. As you can see, we are pressing for [...]
ComSuper and Defence Pension Update
The introduction of Senator Ronaldson’s Private Member’s Bill to change the indexation method applying to the DFRDB scheme is, understandably, receiving mixed support. Of course we value the contributions of our veterans and acknowledge our debt to them. I believe that any indexation improvements should apply to all of the relevant Defence and ComSuper schemes. [...]
Speaking at SCOA & DFWA meeting on 16th August
I am pleased to have been invited by SCOA and DFWA to a meeting on the issue of indexation of Commonwealth superannuants pensions, on Monday 16 August at 10.30 am at the Southern Cross Club in Woden. I look forward to our discussions there on how to best achieve our goals. Together with the organisations [...]
