A policy outcome which Senator Alston’s department described as a ‘competitive and sustainable advantage in the global information economy’ was cut by $11.5 million in this week’s Budget”, the Shadow Minister Assisting on Information Technology, Senator Lundy, said today. “This indicates just how visionless the Coalition is,” Senator Lundy said. “The $11.5 million cut to [...]
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Not even scraps from the Budget table for young people
This year’s Federal Budget provides absolutely nothing new for young people, Senator Kate Lundy, Shadow Minister for Youth Affairs, said today. “Not even scraps from the table. All the Government could come up with is snippets of old news and re-badged funding,” Senator Lundy said. “John Howard’s Federal Budget 2000 announced the following vision for [...]
Kelly’s Cutbacks -$16 million slashed from sport funding
“The Sports Commission board is meeting today to decide how they will cope with Minister Kelly’s cutbacks, with at least eight Olympic Sports earmarked for axing from the Australian Institute of Sport,” the Shadow Minister for Sport, Senator Kate Lundy, said today. “The Minister for Sport has used a budget fiddle to hide a massive [...]
After the Closing Ceremony – budget cuts to Australian sport
“The Prime Minister has broken a promise to ensure that the Sydney 2000 Olympics delivers long-term benefits to all Australians with today’s Budget confirming a massive $16 million cut to Commonwealth funding of sport. “This substantial Budget cut mean that the Olympic legacy – the potential for enduring benefits for community-based as well as elite [...]
Kemp’s Youth Roundtable suffers from budget blow-out and questionable tender process
The Government’s Youth Roundtable, created after they de-funded the peak youth representative body AYPAC, cost $276,000 last year – a $76,000 budget blow-out, Shadow Minister for Youth Affairs, Senator Kate Lundy, said today. The Government originally claimed that the Youth Roundtable would cost $200,000, however it has now been confirmed through Questions on Notice from [...]
