31 December 2011
By LAUREN WILSON
A REGULATION that made it impossible for about 20,500 tertiary students in inner regional areas including Mount Gambier and Townsville to access the same youth allowance benefits as regional and remote students will be rectified from tomorrow.
Nationals senat... ...more
Dear Editor,
About this time of the year, senators receive responses from federal government departments to questions they didn’t get to ask, or couldn’t get an answer to, during senate estimates.
Senate estimates is where senators question government ministers and department off... ...more
15 December 2011
By COLIN BETTLES
AN estimated 12,000 community members attended today’s Murray Darling Basin Authority meeting in Griffith, expressing dire concern about the draft Basin Plan’s potential impact on their futures, due to its proposed, drastic water reductions.
About 280 local busi... ...more
15 December 2011
By COLIN BETTLES
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WHILE Griffith takes centre stage today, smaller Basin communities like Coleambally are also determined to ensure the... ...more
Nationals Senator Fiona Nash acknowledged the presence of the Labor government’s Environment Minister at a Griffith meeting to discuss the draft Murray Darling Basin plan. But the Greens were a no show.
Up to 12,000 people from the southern NSW town attended today’s meeting, with most of them stron... ...more
The federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, and the Murray Darling Basin Authority would be foolish to ignore the concerns of literally thousands of people in Griffith today who strongly oppose water cuts, Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said.
Up to 12,000 people attended a meeting held by the... ...more
At a time of so much uncertainty, small business in regional Australia need more support than ever, Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said.
“I can’t encourage strongly enough people in rural and regional communities to shop locally this Christmas. It is vitally important that we give businesses in our r... ...more
14 December 2011
by MELANIE SIM
Farmers and politicians are saying it loud and clear: "Compensation just isn't good enough for farmers affected by Coal seam gas activities."
That was one issue of many raised at a meeting yesterday at Mullaley, west of Gunnedah.
It was organised by the Marys Moun... ...more