Blog post by Andrea Di Maio on a meeting with Senator Lundy on Gov 2.0: Kate also showed a down-to-Earth appreciation of cloud computing hype and opportunities, proving once again that she is an incredibly switched on politician. It is quite clear that, while the political drive on open government and gov 2.0 remains important, [...]
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Government congratulates Geitz on winning netball’s top honour
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE SENATOR THE HON MARK ARBIB Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development Minister for Sport Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness SENATOR THE HON KATE LUNDY Senator for Australian Capital Territory Minister for Sport Mark Arbib and ACT Senator Kate Lundy have congratulated Laura Geitz on winning the prestigious Liz Ellis [...]
Press clipping: Open Source: democratising the internets
Article on the ABC blog: While the public at large may reside in ignorance of this global internet fuelled phenomenon affecting applications they use with such regularity, there are those in our nation’s capital like Jackson who are celebrating it this week with the Open Source Developers Conference. Held over five days at the ANU, [...]
New panel to conduct access and equity inquiry
A new independent panel of eminent community leaders will conduct an inquiry into government services to ensure they are responsive to the needs of all Australians, the Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Kate Lundy, announced today. The panel will examine the Australian Government’s Access and Equity Strategy and Framework which applies to [...]
ACT community service workers closer to equal pay
Federal Labor representatives for the ACT, Senator Kate Lundy, Gai Brodtmann and Dr Andrew Leigh, today welcomed the announcement that more than 3,000 ACT workers in the social and community sector are a step closer to achieving equal pay after the Gillard Government announced it will provide $2 billion to deliver an historic pay rise [...]
Senate votes for Clean Energy Future
Federal Labor representatives for the ACT, Senator Kate Lundy, Gai Brodtmann MP and Andrew Leigh MP, today welcomed the historic passage of the Clean Energy Future (CEF) legislative package to tackle climate change and move Australia to a clean energy economy. The CEF legislation will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cut 160 million tonnes of pollution [...]
Capital Region Cancer Centre gets underway
Patients in the ACT are set to benefit as construction begins on the $44.6 million dollar Capital Region Cancer Centre. The centre will expand the services currently provided by The Canberra Hospital. The Capital Region Cancer Centre was one component of a $560 million program to improve access to cancer services and support in regional areas [...]
National anti-racism partnership and strategy
*** JOINT RELEASE *** Hon Robert McClelland MP Attorney-General Senator the Hon Kate Lundy Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister; Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Kate Lundy today welcomed progress on the development of a comprehensive anti-racism strategy for Australia. The [...]
NBN rollout extended in Gungahlin
Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy today welcomed NBN Co’s announcement that the NBN fibre rollout has been extended in Gungahlin to 20,800 premises over the next 12 months. Senator Lundy said NBN Co, the company established to construct and operate the NBN had released its inaugural 12-month national rollout plan today, which included an [...]
Press clipping: In need of a game changer (The Australian)
Article by Sallie Don at The Australian about the Digital Culture Public Sphere In Sydney last Thursday, Arts Minister Simon Crean and Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Kate Lundy invited the local digital arts sector to a public forum. In his speech to the forum, Crean made a case for how the sector [...]
