The Coalition’s motion calling for equitable access to independent youth allowance for regional students passed the Senate today.
Only Labor Senators voted against measures that would allow young people in regional areas to access youth allowance sooner ensuring no one with ambitions for a Universi... ...more
Students in limbo after youth allowance changes defeated
Many young people will now have to wait more than twelve months or even longer before the Government gets around to addressing the inequity in the current youth allowance system.
Last week the Government announced tha... ...more
Many regional students and their families will be shocked to learn that the government's proposed changes to Independent Youth Allowance next year may not mean students in the inner regional zones will be subject to the same criteria as other regional zones.
Under questioning from Senator Nash in s... ...more
In a recent media interview Independent member for Lyne, Robert Oakeshott, responded to a question about what the independents have achieved in the first six months for regional Australia.
Mr Oakeshott was quick off the mark to respond with “We had a debate on the floor of the parliament today on y... ...more
Applications for the Rural Tertiary Hardship Fund have finally been called, the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education, Senator Fiona Nash, said.
One-off $3000 grants under the fund were supposed to be paid to disadvantaged rural and regional students going onto ter... ...more
HON CHRISTOPHER PYNE MP
Federal Member for Sturt
Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training
Manager of Opposition Business, House of Representatives
SENATOR FIONA NASH
Senator for New South Wales
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education
MEDIA STATEM... ...more
Time is running out for the Independent MPs to decide if they’ll support a bill that will make Independent Youth Allowance fair for regional students.
The Coalition’s Social Security Amendment (Income Support for Regional Students) Bill 2010 is expected to come to the House of Representatives as ea... ...more
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is rejecting the notion of democracy by denying members of parliament the right to consider and debate the Coalition’s independent youth allowance bill, the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education, Senator Fiona Nash, said.
The senate passed the Social Sec... ...more