Senator NASH (New South Wales) (3.19 pm)—It never ceases to amaze me how those on the other side of the chamber can sit there and criticise the government for what it is doing without having any plan of their own. I will start with a comment that Senator Bishop made in his address. He said that Aust... ...more
Senator NASH (New South Wales) (9.51 pm)—I rise tonight to talk about industrial relations reform. A recent report released by the World Economic Forum shows Australia has climbed from 14th to 10th in the World Economic Forum’s 2005 competitiveness ranking. The report said Australia moved up four pl... ...more
Senator NASH (New South Wales) (5.11 pm)—I am very pleased to be able to stand here today and talk to this MPI on mental health. I am a little perplexed by the senator putting forward this MPI on the need for the Howard government to treat mental illness as a national health priority. We do. That al... ...more
Senator NASH (New South Wales) (9.49 pm)—We live in a democracy where all people of voting age who are eligible to vote have a right to vote. They have a right to vote free from deception. They have a right to vote in an electoral system which delivers the highest levels of confidence in the integ-r... ...more
Motion for disallowance
Senator NASH (New South Wales) (11.12 am)—As a New South Wales farmer, I find it absolutely incredible that the Democrats and the Greens have such a naive and sim-plistic view of this whole issue. I cannot agree more with my colleagues who spoke previously, Senator Ferris ... ...more
Second Reading
Senator NASH (New South Wales) (6.31 pm)—I rise speak to the Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Aus-tralia’s Skills Needs) Bill 2005 . This is a very important bill that will help get more young Australians into traditional trades, providing them with choice ... ...more
Senator NASH (New South Wales) (7.48 pm)—I rise tonight to speak to the Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Bill 2005 and the four associated bills, the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Issues) Bill 2005 , the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment ... ...more
Senator NASH (New South Wales) (5.04 pm)—Far from being incompetent, the government is making substantial investment in welfare changes in this nation with the $3.6 billion Welfare to Work reform package. This package is going to enable changes to income support arrangements, participation requireme... ...more