Grants under the Rural Tertiary Hardship Fund don’t go far enough to help regional students afford tertiary studies, the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education, Senator Fiona Nash, said.
The federal government released the criteria for the grants last Friday – two weeks past ... ...more
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Senator Barnaby Joyce, Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Water
Senator Simon Birmingham, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray-Darling Basin and Environment
The Hon. Warren Truss, Federal Nati... ...more
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Senator John Williams
Senator for New South Wales
The Nationals Whip in the Senate
Senator Fiona Nash
Senator for New South Wales
Deputy Senate Leader
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education
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The Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education, Senator Fiona Nash, will visit northern New South Wales as part of a regional education tour next week.
She’ll visit Armidale and Tamworth on Monday and Port Macquarie on Wednesday.
In Armidale, she’ll meet with school principals and the U... ...more
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Senator Fiona Nash
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education
Senator for New South Wales
Katrina Hodgkinson
NSW Shadow Minister for Natural Resources Management
State Member for Burrinjuck
The NSW Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash, and Sta... ...more
The federal and NSW agriculture ministers must inspect the damage to crops from heavy rain and floods, the NSW Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash, said.
Heavy rain has damaged cereal and cherry crops across the state.
There's similar damage in Queensland and Victoria.
"Just as farmers da... ...more
A decision to allow New Zealand apples into Australia will put our fruit growers at risk of disease, the NSW Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash, said.
It was announced overnight that Australia lost its appeal to the World Trade Organisation to stop New Zealand apple imports. Australian fruit growers w... ...more
The National Union of Students and grassroots Greens membership have joined the thousands of students concerned about the Independent Youth Allowance, the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education, Senator Fiona Nash, said.
The National Union of Students has raised concerns about access... ...more
The Labor government’s Tertiary Education Minister has labelled a bill that would help regional students afford university as nothing more than a political stunt, the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education Senator Fiona Nash said.
Senator Nash’s Private Senator’s bill would make the ... ...more
The Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education, Senator Fiona Nash, said it’s becoming more and more obvious that Labor doesn’t care about regional students.
The Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans, is trying to stop the senate from debating Senator Nash’s bill that woul... ...more