Canberra celebrated it’s 97th birthday on 12 March 2010, meaning the Centenary while still 3 years away. This has not stopped the ACT Government and Chief Minister Jon Stanhope making sure we clearly mark each milestone towards this event. For example, on Friday 12 March, the Centenary of Canberra’s Creative Director, Robyn Archer, introduced the [...]
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NCA Forum a genuine effort to consult
It’s been a very long couple of weeks in federal politics, but late last week there was more than one marathon sitting occurring in parliament House! In addition to the late night Senate sittings, the National Capital Authority conducted its inaugural public forum, held in a packed-to-the-rafters Parliament House theatrette. The Forum started at 6pm [...]
Parliamentary speech: Centenary of Canberra
Senator Lundy gave a speech on Tuesday in Parliament on the National Capital and Centenary History. Please find the speech below. Just down the hill from the Parliament, not more than a ten-minute walk from here, the Maps Section of the National Library of Australia is currently playing host to a superb exhibition on the [...]
