NSW Nationals Senator Fiona Nash has warmly welcomed a visit to Australia today by renowned globetrotter and celebrity bureaucrat Kevin ‘747’ Rudd.
“It is a great honour to have King Kev visit our remote Pacific Island so soon after dominating the United Nations gathering in New York and narrowly... ...more
“…Country hospitals just cannot afford a massive influx of extra patients...”
A vote by the Senate on Wednesday to block the Rudd Government’s planned increase in the Medicare Levy Surcharge threshold was necessary to prevent further pressure on beleaguered country hospitals, according to North C... ...more
“…difficult choices at the checkout, while Kevin 747 continues his world tour..”
Federal Labor MPs need to explain to tens of thousands of country pensioners why they have denied them a $30-a-week increase in their aged pension, according to NSW Nationals Senator Fiona Nash.
“The Senate on Mon... ...more
“…difficult choices at the checkout, while Kevin 747 continues his world tour..”
Page Labor MP Janelle Saffin needs to explain to thousands of North Coast single pensioners, veterans and war widows why she voted in Parliament on Tuesday to deny them a $30-a-week increase in their aged pension, ac... ...more
Senator NASH (New South Wales) (4.47 p.m.)—I rise to make a few remarks on the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Implementation, operation and administration of the legislation underpinning carbon sink forests report. It is a bit of a mouthful, but it is a very si... ...more
A law which would increase the single aged and veterans pensions was passed by the non-Labor parties in the Senate on Monday night.
Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate, Fiona Nash, has christened the initiative “Don’s Law” after visiting NSW North Coast seniors advocates Don and Nancy Mo... ...more
NSW Nationals Senator Fiona Nash has pledged to work around the clock following her promotion into the Coalition Shadow Ministry as Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Water Resources and Conservation.
“Water resources have long been the prime concern of many of the country people the Nationals re... ...more
“…It is not good enough to dismiss the crisis as a State issue …”
The Rudd Government has no idea about the crises at the Tweed and Murwillumbah hospitals, North Coast Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said today, after a Minister was unable to answer questions on the subject during Senate Question Ti... ...more
“I challenge Justine Elliot to prove that she is more than ‘just in Canberra’...”
The proposed Tweed Skate Park has been debated in the Federal Parliament for the first time, with North Coast Nationals Senator vowing to continue the fight to reverse the Rudd Government’s decision to cancel a $110... ...more
“Justine Elliot has never mentioned Murwillumbah Hospital in Parliament...”
North Coast Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash today launched a stinging attack on Member for Richmond Justine Elliot’s failure to keep election promises to fix the Tweed and Murwillumbah hospitals, describing the embattled La... ...more