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.