Update: A deal was secured on the 2nd July 2010.
Yesterday morning on the regular political panel segment on ABC Canberra 666 Breakfast with Ross Solly, the extent of the Liberals shameless departure from the truth was exposed during the debate about the impact of Labor’s proposed resources super-profits tax (RSPT).
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RSPT: the Facts v Liberal’s fiction
Apprentice Kickstart gives massive boost to ACT jobs
A Rudd Government apprenticeship drive has kick-started the jobs of 415 young people across ACT who have been given a job during the three-month program.
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy has welcomed the fantastic take-up of apprenticeships in the ACT over such a short period.
“Coming out of the global financial crisis it is great to [...]
2010-11 Budget – Responsible management and a faster return to surplus
The Rudd Government will get the budget back in the black three years ahead of schedule and ahead of every major advanced economy.
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy said she was proud to be part of a government that had worked so hard to keep the economy in a position of strength.
“From a local perspective, [...]
Community News: February 2010
At the bottom of this newsletter is a survey where I want to hear your views.
Investing in local jobs and education
The Rudd Labor Government’s economic and infrastructure stimulus is supporting local jobs and the Canberra economy. Investments include:
$242.705 million for 257 halls and classrooms across the ACT’s public and private schools.
$28.68 million for the construction [...]
ACT business given family-friendly boost
Seven ACT businesses have been awarded grants to set up work and family friendly arrangements in their workplace, under the Australian Government’s Fresh Ideas for Work and Family program.
The grants were awarded to the following ACT businesses:
$2,000 Agile Digital Engineering Pty Ltd Kingston
$3,000 Interaction Consulting Group Phillip
$8,250 Property Works Pty Ltd Phillip
$1,388 Provident Financial Planning [...]
Spatial Information: New Zealand steps up!
Good evening, The Hon Maurice Williamson – Minister for Land Information; Colin MacDonald – Chief Executive of Land Information New Zealand; Steve Critchlow – Chairman of the Spatial Industries Business Association of New Zealand, Ladies and Gentlemen.
I am very pleased to be here at the launch of the ACIL Tasman report on the economic contribution [...]
Public Sphere #3: Australian ICT & Creative Industries Development
Update: See all videos below and linked in the schedule below.
Update: The briefing paper for this Public Sphere topic is available for public editing from the 10th September till the 7th October 2009.
Update: The draft schedule is below and all information for the day (including a link for the video, but also the aggregated Twitter [...]
When ‘Free’ is a business model…
When you are flat out working across a number of fronts it is easy to lose sight of the wood for the trees. So a couple of weeks leave was a very good way to reflect on the whole landscape. The snippets of commentary about information management in both the public and private sector in [...]
Federal Labor to assist local businesses to access government contracts
Innovative small businesses in Canberra deserve a fair go in competing for government contracts, Senator Lundy said today following an Innovation and Procurement Forum organised in Canberra by the Churchill Club.
Federal Labor’s New Directions in Innovation, Competitiveness and Productivity includes a 10-point framework to guide Federal Labor’s approach to building a more innovative, more productive [...]
ICT Small Businesses strike back against discrimination and red tape
All of the small business representatives on a government committee set up to remove barriers to government contracts for small IT businesses have broken ranks and delivered an unprecedented independent report to Minister for IT, Senator Coonan.
This independent report differs dramatically from the sanitised report that is the ‘official’ conclusion of the ICT SME Joint [...]
