A senate hearing on live cattle exports highlighted the need to address the city-country divide, Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said.
The hearing in Darwin was part of the Rural Affairs and Transport senate committee inquiry into animal welfare standards in Australia’s live export markets.
It h... ...more
Nationals Senator Fiona Nash today called for a public food security impact statement to be done before any agricultural property is sold for carbon sequestration and trading under the federal government’s Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI).
It follows the recent joint purchase by RM Williams a... ...more
The Gillard Labor government’s carbon tax plan confirms concerns that there’ll be inadequate compensation now and in the future.
“A carbon tax of $23 a tonne will be an additional $515 a year on a typical family’s cost of living and that’s just for starters,” Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said. ... ...more
Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash, today warned the Gillard Labor government it will face the wrath of regional Australia if it touches the diesel fuel rebate.
The ABC’s 730 program last night revealed that they understood the government is planning to cut the fuel tax rebate for industry by s... ...more
Senator John Williams & Senator Fiona Nash
The residents of New England have made it loud and clear that their Member Tony Windsor should have acted on independent youth allowance well before now.
The Nationals Duty Senator for New England John Williams and Coalition Regional Edu... ...more
The addition of new Nationals Senator, Bridget McKenzie, is welcome timing for rural Australia, at a time when the Greens will have the balance of power in the senate.
Bridget McKenzie was elected to the senate in last year’s election as a Nationals Senator for Victoria.
She was sworn in... ...more
A review into independent youth allowance as part of student income support reforms is due to report today.
The review was brought forward 12 months by the Gillard government to secure the support of Independent MPs in blocking a Coalition bill to fix independent youth allowance earlier this yea... ...more
The federal Coalition’s Regional Education spokesperson, Senator Fiona Nash, says Cooma vet student, Bronte Doughton, is an inspiration to other rural students as to what they can achieve.
The 19-year-old student is one of four students from Australia and one of the 20 students worldwide... ...more