Following the blog discussion, I have double checked the administrative arrangements for public sector superannuation, and the Federal Minister responsible.
It is definitely Minister for Finance, Lindsay Tanner.
Please note that while the responsibility for Superannuation is now with Minister Bowen, Comsuper and Defence Super has been moved to the Finance portfolio. This is a specific change [...]
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Tanner has Comsuper & Defence pensions
Firey’s warm hearts lift all of our spirits.
Celia Balfour is an inspiring woman. I had the privilege of meeting her as she arrived on the lawns of Parliament House, leading 35 or so of her late husband’s firey mates after their massive 4 day run from Melbourne.
David Balfour was killed at work by a falling tree while fighting the Victorian bushfires. For [...]
Finally, real vision for Broadband!
This morning’s announcement is quite simply the most inspiring and visionary policy statement I have heard.
Since I was elected in 1996 I have been arguing the case for broadband.
This was very frustrating through the years of the Howard Government when I heard statements like ‘Australians weren’t ready for broadband’ and observed Telstra inhibit availability [...]
Building the Education Revolution Guidelines Available
ACT Senator Kate Lundy has advised that guidelines which will assist schools around the nation to be part of the Rudd Government’s $14.7 billion Building the Education Revolution have just been released.
Building the Education Revolution is a key element of the Rudd Government’s $42 billion Nation Building and Jobs Plan to support jobs, stimulate local [...]
Parliament Says Sorry
Today Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, on behalf of the Parliament of Australia, said sorry to Indigenous Australians for the past injustices they had experienced as a result of previous Government policies.
Prime Minister Rudd recognised the devastating impact of previous Government policies had on families of the stolen generation and the dislocation and displacement of whole [...]
A Rudd Labor Government will work with the ACT Government to deliver for Canberrans
ACT Labor Senator, Kate Lundy, ACT Labor Senate Candidate, Peter Conway, the Member for Fraser and Shadow Minister for Federal/State Relations, Bob McMullan and the Member for Canberra, Annette Ellis, met today with Chief Minister Jon Stanhope to discuss Federal Labor’s plan to reform Federal/State relations.
The local ACT representatives discussed Labor’s 10 point federation reform [...]
