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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 [...]
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NBN urgently needed in Gungahlin
Interview with Russ Gillon from ACT Broadband
Senator Lundy spoke to Russ Gillon from ACT Broadband to briefly discuss some of the issues facing ACT contstituents living in areas such as Gungahlin.
This short video is an introduction to the problems, and will be followed up by a longer and more in-depth interview.
Transcript:
Kate: Russ, you’ve obviously been campaigning for quite some time now, [...]
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 [...]
National Science Week funding for ACT
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy has congratulated the four ACT projects to receive funding for National Science Week in 2010.
The four projects include:
$15,468 for SCINEMA – Festival of Science films by CSIRO Discovery
SCINEMA will distribute a program of science and natural history short films in 400 venues throughout Australia. Where possible, local scientists will [...]
$7046 for ACT Veteran Health and Wellbeing Project
Encouraging veterans, war widows, widowers and their families to become involved in local health and wellbeing activities, the Minister for Veteran’s Affairs, Alan Griffin, today announced more than $1.3 million in funding to support 98 initiatives across Australia.
The ACT received $7046, for the ACT Branch of the Vietnam Veterans Federation to help purchase tools and [...]
Funding boost for newly arrived migrants and refugees in the ACT
Canberra’s migrant and refugee settlement services will receive essential funding under the Australian Government’s Diverse Australia Program, the Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services, Laurie Ferguson, announced today in the lead up to Harmony Day on March 21.
“The Diverse Australia Program promotes a sense of belonging for everyone in a practical way – [...]
New partnerships improve education in ACT
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy today welcomed Australian Government funding for ACT schools through the Smarter Schools National Partnerships.
The partnerships between the Australian Government and Australian Capital Territory education authorities will provide around $17 million for 29 ACT schools to take part in the Smarter Schools National Partnerships for Literacy and Numeracy, Low Socio-economic [...]
ACT schools selected for cyber-safety pilot program
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy today congratulated local schools Red Hill Primary School, St Thomas the Apostle and St John the Apostle Primary School, who have been selected to participate in the new cyber-safety and student wellbeing pilot program.
The $3 million initiative, developed by child safety charity the Alannah and Madeline Foundation and funded [...]
Burley Gryphons take to the water
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy, an occasional dragon boater and Patron for Dragons Abreast ACT, the National Capital Authority Chief Executive Gary Rake, and a handful of unwitting NCA employees will be racing as part of the 2010 Chinese New Year Dragon Boat Challenge hosted by the Dragon Boat Association and the National Multicultural [...]
Joyce looks to slash and burn Canberra
Federal Member for Fraser Bob McMullan, Federal Member for Canberra Annette Ellis and Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy have expressed their deep concern about apparent plans from Shadow Minister for Finance Senator Barnaby Joyce to take an axe to Canberra’s public service.
Speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra, Senator Joyce said that with [...]
