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