Media & Speeches

Minister for Infrastructure and Local Government, Anthony Albanese, Member for Fraser, Bob McMullan, and Member for Canberra, Annette Ellis, have announced that the Australian Capital Territory has been allocated $800,000 to assist them to build new or upgrade existing community facilities such as libraries, community centres and sports grounds.

The Federal Member for Fraser, Bob McMullan, today welcomed the announcement of Australian Government funding of $6,184,218 to the CIT campus in Bruce.

“This funding will pay for the construction of a new sustainable building at CIT’s Bruce campus, providing green jobs, practical hands-on training of sustainable skills in sciences and engineering; and up skilling of existing workers,” Mr McMullan said

The Member for Fraser, Bob McMullan, today welcomed $430,000 in funding for community projects in Fraser as part of a $19.3 million commitment to the new Community Investment Program.

“The wellbeing of families in Fraser is a central priority of mine, and I am extremely pleased to see this Australian Government funding in my electorate over the next year,” said Mr McMullan

The member for Fraser, Bob McMullan, today announced the Federal Government would spend more than $188,285 on services to assist refugees and migrants settle in Canberra.

Federal Member for Canberra Annette Ellis, Federal Member for Fraser Bob McMullan and ACT Labor Senator Kate Lundy today announced that 49 local schools in the ACT will receive more than $7.3 million for minor infrastructure and refurbishment projects under Round Two of the National School Pride (NSP) program.

The NSP program is one of three elements of the Rudd Government’s $14.7 billion Building the Education Revolution (BER) and will deliver much needed funding for school infrastructure projects and, importantly, support local jobs.

Australia will more than double assistance for trade to developing countries through the World Trade Organization (WTO) the Minister for Trade, Simon Crean, and Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, Bob McMullan, announced today.

This year the Australian Government will provide the WTO $2.5 million for development assistance activities, up from $1 million last year.

Minister for Trade Simon Crean and Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance Bob McMullan welcomed the outcomes of the 2009 Pacific Islands Forum Trade Ministers Meeting just concluded in Apia, Samoa.

Discussing the release of the '2009 Report of the Global Campaign for the Health Millennium Development Goals'.

I welcome the second report of the Network of Global Leaders that highlights how 15 nations – including Australia – are taking a lead role in protecting the most vulnerable during the global recession.

Federal Member for Fraser, Bob McMullan MP, today highlighted the Australian Government's commitment to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and their focus for international efforts to reduce global poverty by 2015.

In a display of support for the MDGs, Mr McMullan launched eight icons of the Goals posted along 20 metres of windows outside AusAID House in London Circuit, Canberra.

Discussing the release of the '2009 Report of the Global Campaign for the Health Millennium Development Goals'.

Speech on the Second Reading of the 2009 Budget, discussing the macroeconomic situation, the impact of the Budget in the ACT, extra funding for the ABC and SBS, and the future and purpose of the aid budget.

Bob McMullan discusses the Bali Democracy Forum, the FAO's World Food Insecurity Report 2008, and the Future of Australia’s aid program with Alex Sloane on the 666 ABC Canberra Morning Show.

Attached is the statement I made on behalf of Australia at the International Review Conference on Financing for Development at Doha on 1 December, 2008.

Attached below is the speech I made at the launch of AusAID's new strategy for development for people with a disability, 'Development for All'.