Senator Kate Lundy and Bob McMullan MP joined local members Mick Gentleman MLA, Mary Porter AM MLA as well as other ACT Labor Candidates today to encourage ACT residents to enrol to vote as part of national Enrol to Vote Week. “The AEC has been working hard in over 1,650 schools across Australia to encourage [...]
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Australian Citizenship Ammendment Bill 2007 – Second Reading Speech
Australian Citizenship Amendment Bill 2007 – Second Reading Speech Open Australia link here. Senator LUNDY (Australian Capital Territory) (1.16 p.m.) The Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Bill 2007 amends the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 to provide for the testing of prospective applicants for Australian citizenship by conferral. The Australian Citizenship Act 2007 requires that applicants [...]
More than 10,000 Canberra Votes at Risk
Are you on the Electoral Roll? Senator Kate Lundy together with Bob McMullan, Member for Fraser, and Annette Ellis, Member for Canberra, have today launched a campaign to make sure Canberrans are correctly enrolled on the ACT electoral roll before changes to the Commonwealth Electoral Act commence on December 11. Under the new rules, in [...]
The opening of ACT Senator Kate Lundy’s Electorate Office
On Wednesday October 30 1996, Leader of the Opposition Mr Kim Beazley officially opened my electorate office. The office is located on the ground floor of the Law Society Building, 11 London Circuit, Civic, Canberra. I also launched this web site on the same day. At the moment, parliamentarians do not have access provided [...]
No war in Iraq – contribution to the parliamentary debate
No war in Iraq – contribution to the parliamentary debate. 20 March 2003 A mere phone call from President Bush to Prime Minister Howard was all it took to have Australia confirm its participation in the invasion of Iraq. This commitment by John Howard represents the first time Australia has engaged in conflict as an [...]
Identity & Democracy
Cyberdemocracy and Australian IT (Identity and democracy in the knowledge nation) Senator Kate Lundy Opening Address COMDEX 99 Conference Darling Harbour, Sydney. Australia 17 November 1999 Introduction Cultural identity in a globalised world The knowledge economy Connectivity and social justice Bandwidth and innovation Learning from others Strengthening our entrepreneurial landscape Electronic Commerce and digital intangibles [...]
Young Liberals Insult Women
According to a report in today’s The Australian newspaper, the Queensland Young Liberals will this weekend consider a proposal to issue on-the-spot fines to women who breastfeed in public. ACT Senator, Kate Lundy, today called the proposal a disgraceful insult to women. “The fact that this is even on their agenda indicates just where the [...]
