The Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education, Senator Fiona Nash, and Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, encourage the public to have their say on cyber-safety as part of a Coalition’s review of online safety for children.
“With an estimated 2.2 million Australian children activel... ...more
THE University of New England’s autumn graduations started over the weekend, bringing with them a major windfall to Armidale.
Council estimates reveal that at least $3 million will be injected into the region’s economy during the autumn graduations.
About 260 people graduating from the Schools of ... ...more
The Labor government must explain why it supported one senate motion on the Year of the Farmer yet opposed another, Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said.
A Greens-Labor-Coalition motion calling on the government to provide support and funding for Year of the Farmer initiatives was last month pas... ...more
The Gillard government’s response to a senate inquiry report on rural and regional access to education opportunities shows just how out of touch it is, the Coalition’s Regional Education spokesperson, Senator Fiona Nash, said.
The government finally responded to the Senate Rural Affairs and T... ...more
Senator NASH (New South Wales—Deputy Leader of The Nationals in the Senate) (16:54): I seek leave to take note of the response regarding the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report Rural and regional access to secondary and tertiary education opportunities.
Leave g... ...more
The very limited amount of time given to universities in Senate Estimates is further evidence of the increasingly low priority given by the government to higher education, according to Senator Brett Mason, Shadow Minister for Universities and Research, and Senator Fiona Nash, Shadow Parliamentary Se... ...more
The Labor government has failed to give a good reason why there’s a parental income test for regional students applying for independent youth allowance, the Coalition’s Regional Education spokesperson, Senator Fiona Nash, said.
A $150,000 parental income test applies despite regional stude... ...more
The Coalition’s Regional Education spokesperson, Senator Fiona Nash, said the cancellation of a long-standing, renowned agriculture course at Hawkesbury reinforces the urgent need for government action in addressing the shortage of graduates and skills in the sector.
The University of Wester... ...more
By John Ross
10 February 2012
THE federal opposition has accused the government of trying to avoid scrutiny after it reassigned tertiary education to the Senate estimates committee which oversees economics.
But the government says the change is standard procedure follow... ...more
The Labor government has moved to restrict questioning on its policy and spending decisions concerning tertiary and vocational education ahead of senate estimates next week, the Coalition’s Regional Education spokesperson, Senator Nash, said.
Senate estimates is a longstanding parliamen... ...more
Dear Editor,
Every parent wants to protect their children from harm. It is made all the more challenging with our children exposed to the internet.
While the internet has transformed our lives, there are potential risks and dangers. These include inappropriate content, predators, online bu... ...more
Dear Editor,
This year more regional students should qualify for independent youth allowance.
This could only have happened through the persistent lobbying and determination by students, their parents, education stakeholders and the Coalition for the abolition of the unfair 30 hour work ... ...more
10 January 2012
By JOSH FAGAN
HUNDREDS of Bendigo students will have greater access to youth allowance this year, with restrictive regional and inner-regional criteria guidelines scrapped.
An extra 313 tertiary students in Bendigo have qualified for independent youth allowance, after federal gov... ...more
31 December 2011
By LAUREN WILSON
A REGULATION that made it impossible for about 20,500 tertiary students in inner regional areas including Mount Gambier and Townsville to access the same youth allowance benefits as regional and remote students will be rectified from tomorrow.
Nationals senat... ...more
Dear Editor,
About this time of the year, senators receive responses from federal government departments to questions they didn’t get to ask, or couldn’t get an answer to, during senate estimates.
Senate estimates is where senators question government ministers and department off... ...more
One of the most controversial weeks of Australian parliamentary history ended on Friday with the Senate restoring fair Youth Allowance treatment for students from inner regional areas, according to Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education, Senator Fiona Nash.“The Gillard Labor Governmen... ...more
EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS INQUIRY - THE SHORTAGE OF ENGINEERING AND RELATED EMPLOYMENT SKILLS
On 07 November 2011 the Senate referred the following matter to the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committees for inquiry and report.
The Senate referred to ... ...more
Independents Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott have bizarrely sung their praises for a government that treated regional students with contempt.
Mr Windsor and Mr Oakeshott also both took credit for the government’s Social Security Amendment (Student Income Support Reforms) Bill 2011 which passed... ...more
EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS - EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS
On 13 October 2011 the Senate jointly referred the Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Amendment (Tuition Protection Service) Bill 2011 and the Education Services for Overseas Stu... ...more
Dear Editor,
The Independent Members for Lyne, Rob Oakeshott, and New England, Tony Windsor, have once again misled your readers over independent youth allowance.
I wish to set the record straight.
Mr Oakeshott and Mr Windsor say they negotiated with the Labor government in Febr... ...more
Dear Editor,
I write in response to the Independent Member for New England, Tony Windsor, taking credit for the government’s decision to finally fix independent youth allowance.
Mr Windsor may claim to have represented the concerns of regional students in his electorate struggling to access the al... ...more
Dear Editor,
I write in reply to the letter `A grade for MP for Youth Allowance’ that ran in your paper on Wednesday 21 September 2011, regarding the Independent Member for Lyne’s action on independent youth allowance.
Mr Oakeshott may claim to have represented the concerns of regional students in... ...more
Dear Editor,
I write in response to the Labor Member for Page, Janelle Saffin, taking credit for the government’s decision to finally fix independent youth allowance.
Ms Saffin may claim to have represented the concerns of regional students in her electorate struggling to access the allowance unde... ...more
EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS INQUIRY - HIGHER EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING TO SUPPORT FUTURE DEMAND IN AGRICULTURE AND AGRIBUSINESS IN AUSTRALIA
TERMS OF REFERENCE:
Higher education and skills training to support future demand in agriculture and agribusiness in Australia.
... ...more
In an astounding display of hypocrisy, the Independent Member for Lyne, Rob Oakeshott, is claiming credit for the Gillard government’s announcement that it will FINALLY fix independent youth allowance.
“This is the MP, along with fellow regional Independent Tony Windsor, who months ago voted agains... ...more
The Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support for Students) Bill 2009 (the bill) was introduced into the House of Representatives on 10 September 2009. The bill was introduced into the Senate on 17 September 2009. On the same day, the Selection of Bills Committee referred the p... ...more
ABC Central West
A Senate inquiry into proposed Youth Allowance changes has been told parents' assets and their income threshold are the main barriers for students seeking financial help.
Four pupils from Orange, Trangie and Cowra gave evidence at a public hearing in Canberra yesterday.
The Feder... ...more