Senator Fiona Nash

LETTER TO EDITOR - It's poor form to celebrate the carbon tax

Dear Editor,  It’s a sad day when you have Labor, Greens and Independent politicians celebrating the imposition of a tax on the Australian people.  A carbon tax under which, according to Treasury modelling, Australia’s emissions will increase from 578 million tonnes in 2012-13 to 621 mil... ...more

Greens deluded on their popularity in regional Australia

Claims by the Greens that they’re rapidly becoming popular in the bush proves they are delusional, Nationals Senator for NSW, Fiona Nash said.  “The Greens pretty much stated regional Australians support the carbon tax soon after the legislation passed the senate,” she said.  “If we had ... ...more

TRANSCRIPT - senate passage of the carbon tax

NATIONALS SENATORS DOORSTOP 8 November 2011 Topics: Senate passage of the carbon tax BARNABY JOYCE: Well thanks very much for being here. Obviously today is an extremely sad day for Australia. The whole prospect that somehow we can single-handedly as a nation by ourselves change the tempera... ...more

The Australian farmers' job just got harder

Australian farmers have had their job in producing our nation’s food made even harder with the carbon tax passing the senate today.  Labor and the Greens used their numbers in the senate to first cut short debate on the carbon tax legislation and then ram it through. Nationals Senator Fiona N... ...more

LETTER TO EDITOR - Environment NOT Greens' priority

Dear Editor,  Just recently the Greens were outed on their real agenda and it doesn’t prioritise the environment.    The revelation came about when the Greens moved a motion to secure the chair’s position for the senate’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee.&#... ...more

LETTER TO EDITOR - Windsor a desperate MP

Dear Editor, The Independent Member for New England, Tony Windsor, will evidently go to any length to save face on an embarrassing policy position that he has taken.    He yet again misleads your readers about youth allowance in the story `Grubby deal overturned: MP’, published in the ... ...more

Greens social agenda more important than environment

The Greens today proved they are more interested in pursuing their social agenda than environmental and regional issues, Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said. The Greens secured the chair’s position of the senate’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee which was previously held by the... ...more

Nash questions carbon tax legislation

Nationals Senator Fiona Nash today questioned the logic of an upfront compensation payment for Australians impacted by higher living costs because of the carbon tax.  The carbon tax legislation includes an initial one-off, up-front, lump sum payment before the carbon tax is introduced next Jul... ...more