The Rural and Regional Affairs and References Committee will conduct a public hearing in Canberra today on the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support for Students) Bill 2009.
Committee chair Senator Fiona Nash said witnesses will represent the Department of Education, Emplo... ...more
The inquiry by the Senate’s Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee into Rural and Regional Access to Secondary and Tertiary Education Opportunities is in the process of holding hearings across Australia.
Nationals Senator for NSW, Fiona Nash, chairs the committee and the h... ...more
Page Labor MP Janelle Saffin’s accusation that the Coalition has ripped a hole in Australia’s biosecurity budget would be more credible if it were true, said the Nationals Senator for NSW, Fiona Nash.
"The Nationals and the Liberals voted against the removal of the 40 per cent AQIS rebate, sparing ... ...more
The offer of $20 million to appease Australia’s agricultural exporters was not enough to sway the Coalition to support a Government proposal to cut the 40 per cent AQIS Export Certification rebate, said Senator Fiona Nash, the Nationals Senator for NSW.
“It amazes me that when the heat is turned on... ...more
Australia’s agricultural exporters will be spared massive cost increases if the Senate moves against a Government proposal to cut the 40 per cent AQIS Export Certification rebate.
Senator Fiona Nash, chair of the Senate Rural, Regional Affairs and Transport Committee, which recommended that... ...more
Senator Fiona Nash is delighted to have received the endorsement of the NSW Nationals Central Council to take the top spot for the Nationals on the Coalition Senate ticket for the next half-Senate election.
“It is been an honour and a privilege to represent all the people of NSW since my election a... ...more
Regional students working during their Gap Year to earn enough to qualify for Independent Youth Allowance continue to be ignored by the Rudd Labor Government and regional Labor MPs, said Senator Fiona Nash, NSW Senator and Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate.
“The Labor Government’s gag t... ...more
While ever there is a negative impact on regional communities from an ETS I will not support it, not now, not ever, said Senator Fiona Nash, NSW Senator and Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate. “Voting against the Rudd Labor Government’s ETS was the only option today and will be the only co... ...more
The heart will be ripped out of regional Australia by the Rudd Labor Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme and I will not be voting for it, said Senator Fiona Nash, NSW Senator and Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate. “A link between the ETS and supporting a cleaner, healthier future for th... ...more
The Rudd Labor Government’s disregard for the way its proposed changes to eligibility for Youth Allowance will affect regional students has been spelled out in a letter to the Opposition Leader, Malcolm Turnbull, said Senator Fiona Nash, the Nationals’ Senator for NSW.
“Mr Turnbull wrote to the D... ...more