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 [...]
ComSuper & Defence Pension
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 [...]
Retirees point finger at index
PSNews article Over 500 Commonwealth superannuants attended a public meeting in Canberra recently to address pension indexation arrangements in Australian Government Civilian and Military Superannuation Schemes. ACT Senators Kate Lundy (Labor) and Gary Humphries (Liberal) addressed the meeting, giving their views on Trevor Matthews’ review into superannuation indexation for APS and military employees. Both Senators [...]
Address to Canberra Public Meeting
Following the public meeting on Monday, I wanted to post the notes from my presentation for your reference: (Check against delivery) I want to thank the SCOA (Superannuated Commonwealth Officers’ Association) executive committee and to DFWA (Defence Force Welfare Association) for inviting me to talk and to listen to you. I am representing the Government [...]
Response from Minister Tanner to our letter re: Matthews Reveiw
Please find below a link to a scan of the letter I received from Minister Tanner in response to the letter I sent in September along with my colleagues Mike Kelly, Annette Ellis and Bob McMullan. Letter from Minister Tanner – 26th Oct 2009 Obviously we are disappointed with the response however the Minister has [...]
