On January 21 2010 the federal Minister for Housing, Tanya Plibersek, ACT Minister for Housing, Joy Burch, Senator Kate Lundy and Member for Fraser Bob McMullan were on site to turn the first sod for work commencing on an $11.65 million housing development in Braddon.
The project once complete will feature 42 one and two bedroom apartments and will [...]
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Turning of the sod for 42 social houses in Braddon
ACT recognition in National Work-Life Balance Awards
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy has today congratulated ACT small business Take A Break Away Pty Ltd, one of the 2009-10 national winners of the National Work-Life Balance Awards.
The Awards recognise businesses and government and community organisations that are leading the way in delivering policies, practices and initiatives that help people balance their work [...]
NBN urgently needed in Gungahlin
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NBN urgently needed in Gungahlin
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy and Gungahlin Broadband activist Mr Russ Gillon have today called for NBN priority in Gungahlin to get around Telstra’s broadband blockers.
Senator Lundy and Mr Gillon from ACT Broadband, a grass roots campaign highlighting the impact of broadband-blocking technologies (RIMs)* in Telstra’s copper network have [...]
Supplier Advocate to Champion IT
Joint Media Release with Minister Kim Carr and Senator Kate Lundy
Australia’s $98 billion IT industry is set to benefit, with an IT Supplier Advocate to be appointed to help secure more major IT contracts.
The IT Supplier Advocate is part of the Rudd Government’s $8.2 million Supplier Advocate Program, which appoints respected industry [...]
Australian Curriculum trial schools in ACT
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, and the ACT Minister for Education and Training, Andrew Barr, today announced that 10 ACT schools will trial the new Australian Curriculum.
Ms Gillard made the announcement during a visit to Telopea Park School which will trial the year 8 history curriculum.
The draft Australian Curriculum was released yesterday in the [...]
Senator Lundy represents the Australian Government at CeBIT Germany
Kate Lundy, Senator for the ACT was invited to Hannover Germany to keynote at the world’s largest ICT event, CeBIT, and her talk will be streamed live over the Internet at 9:30pm today Canberra time.
“Connected Worlds” is the main topic at CeBIT 2010, and Senator Lundy will be speaking about how the Australian Government has [...]
$808,345 funding boost for health and medical research in the ACT
Australian Capital Territory researchers have been awarded more than $800,000 in grant funding as part of the Rudd Government’s support for health and medical research work across Australia.
The funding is provided under the National Health and Research Council (NHMRC) Postgraduate Scholarships scheme and the NHMRC Training Fellowships.
The NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships scheme supports outstanding Australian graduates [...]
Help available for workers affected by insulation changes
Minister for Employment Participation Mark Arbib recently announced the Federal Government will provide $10 million for 2000 structural adjustment places in the Productivity Places Program for insulation workers affected by changes to the Home Insulation Program.
These are training places available to re-train insulation workers for new jobs and are on top of the 4000 places [...]
Changes announced to Home Insulation Program and Solar Hot Water Rebate
The Government recently announced a series of changes to the administration of the environmental programs to boost safety and improve environmental performance.
The changes announced by the Government will include the establishment of a new household Renewable Energy Bonus Scheme to replace the Home Insulation Program and the Solar Hot Water Rebate, which have been discontinued [...]
New outreach worker to be placed in ACT
National efforts to close the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation received a boost today with the announcement of 83 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outreach Worker placements across Australia.
Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, said funding had been approved for 83 positions, more than half of the 160 [...]
