First Prime Minister Kevin Rudd denied it, now he admits that more than 100 New South Wales hospitals and regional health facilities are in danger from his governments health reform plans, said Nationals NSW Senator Fiona Nash.
Yesterdays admission by the Prime Minister that Labor needs to underpin... ...more
The Rudd Labor Governments so-called Independent Youth Allowance legislation concessions have done little to address the glaring inequity of student entitlements if regional students come from the wrong country town.
Nationals NSW Senator Fiona Nash said linking entitlement for Indepe... ...more
It is always a delight to follow my very good colleague Senator Mason. At the outset, I would like to commend him for the work he has done on this issue. It has been, as he said, a particularly arduous process for nearly a year now. I think it was last May that we started on this process. It has bee... ...more
I would like to very briefly reiterate my earlier comments. The amendment simply says that all regional students should be treated the same. By including the inner regional zone, all regional students should be treated the same. The government has this view that all men are equal but some are more e... ...more
Last week’s confirmation that Canada recorded its 18th of case of mad cow contamination vindicates Coalition action in the Australian Senate to introduce a Private Senator’s Bill that protects Australians from mad cow disease imports.
Nationals NSW Senator Fiona Nash said, just last week Canada c... ...more
It is an extraordinary situation here. I rise to take note of answers given by Minister Wong. As my very good colleague Senator Ryan referred to in his opening remarks, if it was not so very serious, it would be like a Monty Python skit. And it absolutely is. The government is like the Black K... ...more
I note with interest the contribution from Senator O’Brien on the Food Importation (Bovine Meat Standards) Bill 2010. At the outset he seemed to suggest that we were trying to bring this to a vote today. The senator knows full well that, by agreement, there are no votes in the chamber after 4.... ...more
I rise tonight to make some comments on an issue that I think is top of mind at the moment for people right across the country, and that is paid parental leave. There are varying views on this issue but, when it comes to bringing up children, it is incredibly important because Australia’s futu... ...more
Federal Labor is yet to guarantee to the people of regional New South Wales they will not become victims of Kevin Rudd‟s hospital reform takeover plan.
Senator Fiona Nash said the Rudd Labor hospital takeover plan is long on spin and short on details.
"With all the talk of Rudd Labor‟s hospital re... ...more
A backflip on ‘mad cow’ imports by Kevin Rudd’s Agriculture Minister Tony Burke is in direct response to court of public opinion pressure started by the Coalition in Opposition.
“Today’s ‘mad cow’ announcement by Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke is a victory for commonsense, a victory for t... ...more