Yet what have we seen? I do not think that I have been to a community in New South Wales where the primary issue that is talked about is not health and hospitals—and the fact that those hospitals are by no means improving whatsoever. Not only are they not improving but people are saying to me that t... ...more
North Coast Nationals Senator Fiona Nash has used a speech in the Senate today to slam the Rudd Labor Government’s failure to fix local hospitals by mid 2009.
Senator Nash reminded Parliament that Richmond Labor MP Justine Elliot had run front page advertisements prior to the November 2007 Federal ... ...more
Tuesday June 23 marks the first anniversary of the end of the single desk wheat exporting marketing system and the first troubled year for growers under the new arrangements, said Senator Fiona Nash, Senator for NSW and Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate.
“The Rudd Labor Government promis... ...more
(New South Wales) (3:16 PM) —I rise to discuss the motion that the Senate take note of answers given by Senator Carr. What an extraordinary situation we saw today, with Senator Adams asking questions about changes to the youth allowance scheme and the effect on regional students, and the government ... ...more
Senator» «NASH» (New South Wales) (7:09 PM) —I rise to make some comments tonight on what is the first anniversary of the end of the single desk wheat export marketing system. I do so with a great deal of sadness, because it was a very difficult time last year for growers around this country when La... ...more
The NSW Nationals have a strong program of policy development to carry them to the next Federal and State elections after a successful annual conference in Wagga Wagga.
Senator Fiona Nash, NSW Senator and Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate, said there was strong support at the conferenc... ...more
A united front of the Coalition and the Greens led by Nationals NSW Senator Fiona Nash and Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young will push the Rudd Labor Government to deliver a better deal for rural and regional communities. The senators today gave notice of motion to refer the impacts of the changes t... ...more
Tough questioning in Senate Estimates on Thursday prompted education bureaucrats to concede 3000 students undertaking their gap year work have been caught up in the Rudd Government $1.8 billion axe to Youth Allowance.
“Although the Department estimated a figure of 3000, it was clear from the vague ... ...more
A new study confirming farmers would lose almost a quarter of their income under the Rudd Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme is further evidence regional Australia will pay a disproportionately high price for the plan, according to NSW Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash.
The report by the Australia... ...more
The Nationals will seek to amend legislation in the Senate in relation to the Rudd Government’s $1.8 billion 2009 Budget cuts to Youth Allowance for university students, according to the Nationals Deputy Leader in the Senate, Fiona Nash.
The Rudd Government Youth Allowance axe particularly disadvan... ...more