Firstly I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we have gathered, the Ngunnawal people, and thank them for their continuing contributions to our wonderful Canberra community. The first term of a new government is arguably one of the most transformative periods in modern democracies as new ideas responding to [...]
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Disaster Proofing Heritage Collections: Symposium launch
I am delighted to have been asked to open the 2010 Blue Shield Australia & DISACT symposium, on the globally topical subject of ‘disaster-proofing heritage collections’. It is part of an impressive program for Information Awareness Month , which I launched at the National Archives of Australia last Tuesday. Information Awareness Month is a collaborative [...]
New opportunities for open government
Yesterday Senator Lundy gave a speech in Parliament about the new opportunities presented to government with online tools and open community methods. She only got about half way through the speech in Parliament, so we decided to post the whole speech here. Transcript Today I would like to take this opportunity to recognise the ground-breaking [...]
New International Law Review for FOSS
Congratulations to Brendan Scott and everyone involved in the creation of a new International Law Review for Free and Open Source Software. There was a soft launch last Wednesday ahead of the formal event in London next Wednesday. Brendan blogged about it, which is how it came to my attention. Brendan makes the point that prior [...]
Congratulations Canberra Capitals
Congratulations to the Canberra Capitals on winning the 2006/2007 WNBL championship on Saturday at Penrith Sports Stadium. The Canberra Capitals have now won five WNBL championships following their win on the weekend. They are to be congratulated on yet another excellent season and be recognised as one of Canberra’s great sporting teams. Congratulations should also [...]
Congratulations to the Matildas!
Kim Beazley, Leader of the Opposition and Senator Kate Lundy, Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation Labor congratulates the Australian women’s football team, the Matildas, for their performance at the Asian Football Confederation Cup and their automatic qualification for the 2007 FIFA World Cup in China. The Matildas were unlucky to go down to China [...]
The World Game has come a long way in Australia
Football fans and players, young and old, will be on cloud nine today following the Socceroos win in the World Cup qualifier against Uruguay last night. It seems only a short time has passed since the Crawford Review recommended sweeping changed to Soccer in Australia. Since that time the sport has undergone significant changes with [...]
An Australian Inspiration: Mark Philippoussis
I offer my Congratulations to Mark Philippoussis for his achievements to date on the international tennis circuit. Mark Philippoussis is a proud, persistent achiever that has grown stronger as a result of the setbacks and challenges that have punctuated his sporting career. Philippoussis’ pride in his Greek heritage and his Australian citizenship represents the wonderful [...]
Canberra Capitals to represent Australia at World Cup in Russia
Congratulations to the Canberra Capitals, who have been invited to compete at the inaugural FIBA Women’s World Cup against seven other teams in Russia between 14-19 October 2003. As reigning League Champions, they will be representing the Australian Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL). I know that the Capitals will not only do Canberra proud, but [...]
Congratulations to Australia’s Commonwealth Games Team
Australia’s Commonwealth Games team is to be congratulated for their magnificent achievements at the Manchester Commonwealth Games. Australia led the medal tally with a total of 206 medals, including 82 Gold medals. This outstanding success is a fitting reward not just for our athletes, but also for the coaches, sports scientists, researchers, administrators and team [...]
