Federal Labor representatives for the ACT, Senator Kate Lundy, Gai Brodtmann and Andrew Leigh, today welcomed the announcement of an inquiry into the ordinance governing the character and placement of national memorials in the ACT. The inquiry will be undertaken by the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories and will [...]
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Funding boost for the Australian War Memorial
Prime Minister Julia Gillard today reaffirmed the Government’s ongoing commitment to the Australian War Memorial, announcing an additional $8m per year to support its ongoing operations. The increased financial support is the result of a comprehensive review ordered by the Prime Minister on funding arrangements for the Australian War Memorial. The review and funding increase [...]
In the absence of bad news, Senator Humphries tries to make some up AGAIN!
In a deceitful move, Liberal Senator for the ACT Gary Humphries has misled the public about the Federal Government’s support of the War Memorial for his own political gain. This is a complete beat-up by Senator Humphries, as claims that the War Memorial would close one day a week were refuted last night at Senate [...]
Adjournment Speech about Canberra history & ANBG
Below is the adjournment speech on Canberra and the ANBG given by Senator Lundy on the 15th June 2010. When the members of the first national parliament met in the elegantly refurbished Victorian parliament building over a century ago, in May 1901, they had the building of a new nation firmly in mind. The substance [...]
