Senator Fiona Nash has congratulated Clunes small business operator Kevin Hogan on his preselection as The Nationals’ candidate to contest the seat of Page in next year’s federal election.
“I am delighted that Kevin has chosen to offer his considerable business experience and local knowledge to the... ...more
The response to the Government’s proposed Emissions Trading Scheme has sent my inbox into meltdown. The phones are running hot and the fax is getting a work out as well. Overwhelmingly I am being told that you do not want an ETS as you know that paying a tax will have no effect on the climate.
The ... ...more
Senator NASH (New South Wales) (10.18 am)—What an unbelievably gobsmacking display of arrogance we are seeing from the other side. Here we have the biggest piece of legislation to come before this parliament in goodness knows how many decades and what do you want to do? You want to extend ho... ...more
No amendments will change three key things about the Emissions Trading Scheme, according to Senator Fiona Nash, Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate and Senator for NSW.
Speaking on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bills in the Senate today, Senator Nash said there are amendments being... ...more
I stand here today with a great sense of weight and gravity because I think the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] is probably the most important piece of legislation that this country is going to see for quite some time. It is certainly the most important piece of legislation that ... ...more
The Labor Government has abandoned students in rural and regional Australia with the rejection of Coalition amendments to its youth allowance bill.
Senator Fiona Nash, Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate and Senator for NSW, said it was incredibly disappointing that the Government ha... ...more
The Labor Government’s retrospective penalty on gap year students has been defeated in the Senate.
Senator Fiona Nash, Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate and Senator for NSW, said gap year students will now qualify for Independent Youth Allowance, regardless of where they live, if the G... ...more
Rural and regional students have had a major win with the passage of an Coalition amendment to retain the right of students to qualify for Independent Youth Allowance by earning a total sum, regardless of hours worked – the “gap year”.
Senator Fiona Nash, Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senat... ...more
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Coalition Senators will move amendments in the Senate to ensure that rural and regional students are not penalised by the Labor Government’s proposed changes to the Independent Youth Allowance. Senator Fiona Nash, Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate and chair of the Rural and Regional and T... ...more