Nov 28, 2008

First Year of the Rudd labor Government

MEDIA RELEASE

The Hon Anthony Albanese MP

The Minister for Infrastructure, Transport,

Regional Development and Local Government

Leader of the House

Member for Grayndler

November 28 2008

In its first year the Rudd Labor Government has delivered on local projects and on issues of national and international significance.

Local Achievements include:

The Cooks River Renewal project – $2 Million
The Leichhardt Oval Upgrade – $3 million
Noise Insulation for Fort St High School – $14.5 million
Funds from the Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program to Local Councils – $1.7 Million including Ashfield Council – $251,000, Canterbury Council – $702,000, Leichhardt Council – $253,000 and Marrickville Council – $493,000
Funding for 1,200 Computers has gone to 9 nine local schools through Round One of the National Secondary School Computer Fund.
$11 Million for a Trades Training centre – 4 Grayndler schools to participate.

“These are excellent local projects which deliver on our election commitments and I am glad to see them going ahead” said Anthony Albanese.

National Achievements

The Rudd Labor Government has:

Apologised to the Stolen Generations
Removed Same Sex Discrimination from Commonwealth Legislation
Signed the Kyoto Protocol, set targets for Emissions Reduction and released a Green paper on a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
Brought Combat Troops Home from Iraq
Introduced a more humane approach to asylum seekers; and
Abolished Work Choices.

“Progressive changes of the kind made this year only occur when Labor is in Government,” said Anthony Albanese.