I rise today to make some remarks in reply to the address given by Her Excellency the Governor-General. The other day when I was listening to the speech that she presented here in the chamber I had this feeling that we were heading down to some sort of nirvana land of political perfection—if y... ...more
The Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education, Senator Fiona Nash, is challenging the new parliament to make the Independent Youth Allowance fairer.
A Notice of Motion will today be introduced in the House of Representatives in a move to make this happen.
It requires the... ...more
The ever-lengthening list of broken promises from this government is nothing short of appalling, and what is really sad is that the Australian people are almost starting to become immune. They are almost immune to the seemingly almost daily broken promises from this government. I say to the Australi... ...more
The NSW Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash, said the new Water Minister can act to save Murray Darling Basin towns by referring to his own legislation.
“Finally a Labor water minister has admitted the deficiencies in the government’s water policy,” she said.
“Tony Burke sa... ...more
Revelations of more school hall rip offs in New South Wales reinforces the need for a judicial inquiry into Prime Minister Gillard’s Building Education Revolution, the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education, Senator Fiona Nash, said.
A New South Wales Upper House inquiry into the BER... ...more
The Labor Member for Page, Janelle Saffin, is not being upfront about her position on live animal exports.
She rejects claims she’s pushing for the ban as part of a Private Members motion she’ll put to parliament.
She says she wants the frozen and chilled meat export industry to be e... ...more
The NSW Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash, says she wonders what next is on the Prime Minister’s hit list of broken promises.
Within days, Julia Gillard has backtracked on her election promise not to introduce a carbon tax and to process asylum seekers off-shore.
At the weekend, she woul... ...more
Page Labor MP, Janelle Saffin, is putting her own political survival ahead of the jobs of North Coast farmers and beef industry workers, the NSW Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash, said.
Senator Nash, who’s the Nationals’ Duty Senator for Page, made the call after Ms Saffin revealed her plan to s... ...more
NSW Nationals Senators, Fiona Nash, and John Williams, will be among the Nationals team to attend next week’s Henty Machinery Field Days, in the Riverina.
They’ll be joined by the new Nationals Member for Riverina, Michael McCormack; the former and well-known Riverina MP, Kay Hull; NSW Upper ... ...more
The NSW Nationals’ Senator, Fiona Nash, says she’ll spend the next term making sure regional Australia gets a fair deal.
She was today officially confirmed as senator for New South Wales by the Australian Electoral Commission.
“The Nationals have a good story to tell from last mont... ...more