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Senator Fiona Nash

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Here you will find Senate Committee inquiries that may interest you. You can also find out how to contribute to committee activities.

I am a full member of the Rural Affairs and Transport committee, as well as a participating member in:

  • Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee
  • Finance and Public Administration Committee.
  • Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
  • Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
  • Community Affairs Committee
  • Economics Committee
  • Environment and Communications Committee

For more information on the Committee system, see the Senate Website.

Latest Articles

16
April

DUBBO DAILY LIBERAL: Nash slams PM for `cruel and foolish' cuts to higher education

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard's latest $2.3 billion cuts to higher education are both "cruel and foolish", NSW Senator Fiona Nash says. The opposition spokesperson for regional education said the cuts would have a particularly harsh impact on regional students and universities. "The $900 million so... ...more

Posted in: Education, News Articles


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8
March

CENTRAL WESTERN DAILY: On the threshold of youth allowance changes

By JANICE HARRIS Feb 23, 2013 Nationals will push in the coming weeks to convince their Liberal Party colleagues to fall in line with their policy to abolish the existing youth allowance scheme that means tests the income of parents, according to Coalition regional education spokesperson Fiona Nas... ...more

Posted in: Education, News Articles


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7
February

Fiona talks food security and foreign investment on ABC Radio National

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16
October

Opinion piece in The Australian newspaper

 Deceit of hiding behind one's sex by: Fiona Nash From:The Australian October 16, 201212:00AM WOMEN on the Labor-Greens side of parliament have been busy recently taking great offence at the sins of male colleagues. I take offence at Julia Gillard's phony "... ...more

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26
June

Deal with Ag skills crisis or face food security threat, Senator warns

  A desperate skilled workforce shortage in agribusiness could put Australia’s food security at risk unless it is urgently addressed, according to Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education, Senator Fiona Nash. The Nationals Deputy Senate Leader was commenting on a damning Senate C... ...more

Deal with Ag skills crisis or face food security threat, Senator warns
 
22
June

No compo for $77m carbon tax schools hit, angry Minister confirms in Senate Question Time

 School Education Minister, Senator Kim Carr confirmed during parliamentary Question Time on Thursday that there will be no compensation for NSW public schools, which will now each have to find an extra $9000 a year for the carbon tax, according to Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Ed... ...more

No compo for $77m carbon tax schools hit, angry Minister confirms in Senate Question Time
 

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22
May

70% chance of carbon tax slug on Tweed, Byron, Ballina, Clarence and Lismore City Councils

  Councils in the Richmond and Page federal electorate could be directly slugged with Labor’s carbon tax, leading to likely further rate rises for local homeowners, it has been revealed in Senate Estimates, according to North Coast Nationals Senator Fiona Nash.   NOTE: See also Daily Te... ...more

70% chance of carbon tax slug on Tweed, Byron, Ballina, Clarence and Lismore City Councils
 
19
April

STOCK JOURNAL - Greens `same old party': Nash

http://sj.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/agribusiness-and-general/political/greens-same-old-party-nash/2527111.aspx ...more

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19
April

PIERS AKERMAN BLOG - Fantasy tour for Greens leader

http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/piersakerman/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/fantasy_tour_for_green_leader/ Fantasy tour for Green leader 103 Comments | 0 Trackbacks | -->Permalink Piers Akerman Blog   Piers Akerman Thursday, April, 19, 2012, (7:12am) AS ... ...more

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18
April

SMH - Nationals begin blitz on Labor territory

Richard Willingham THE Nationals have launched a blitz on Labor-held seats in northern NSW, believing the electorates are ripe for assault because of electricity price rises from the carbon tax. Over the past two days Nationals MPs have targeted two ALP-seats in northern NSW - Page, held by Janel... ...more

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