Media release by NICTA about the upcoming FutureGov Congress in Canberra this September, launched by Senator Kate Lundy: A prominent conference featuring local and international experts in eGovernment will be held in Canberra this year from 12 -14 September. The FutureGov Australia Congress, announced by The Hon. Kate Lundy, Senator for the Australian Capital Territory [...]
Press Clippings
Press Clipping: Morrison ‘misuses’ refugee report
Press clipping from the Canberra Times on 6th May 2011: A national report on the progress of humanitarian visa holders living in Australia has been used by opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison to launch an extraordinary attack on Australia’s refugee scheme.Mr Morrison said the report, Settlement Outcomes of New Arrivals, showed new migrants had low [...]
Press Clipping: Migrants kick goal with sports program
Press clipping from PSNews 2nd May 2011: Young people from culturally diverse backgrounds are to be given increased opportunity to engage with sport and physical activity thanks to a new Multicultural Youth Sports Partnership Program. Minister for Sport, Senator Mark Arbib and Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Kate Lundy announced the initiative, [...]
Press Clipping: Warm welcome for refugee research
Press clipping from PSNews on the 2nd May 2011: Research commissioned by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has revealed that refugees accepted into Australia on humanitarian grounds increase their education, language and other skills the longer they are here. Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Kate Lundy said DIAC had commissioned [...]
Press clipping: Integration the key to multicultural success
Article in the Australian: Centrally, Australian multiculturalism has always been about responsibilities and rights. The policy accepts and respects the “right of all Australians to express and share their individual cultural heritage”, the right to equality of treatment and opportunity, and the removal of discriminatory barriers. But it does so only “within an overriding commitment [...]
