The Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education, Senator Fiona Nash, says more questions were raised than answered during Senate estimates.
The Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee held hearings this week.
Senator Nash questioned the ... ...more
The NSW Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash, says people can help farming communities recover from the drought.
It comes as the drought in New South Wales has been declared to be officially over.
“That may be according to official figures, but nearly a decade of drought takes an enormous... ...more
Labor’s announcement of a Rural Tertiary Hardship Fund Taskforce is months overdue, according to the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education, Senator Fiona Nash.
The $20 million fund was one of the measures the Labor Government put forward to get its changes to the Independent Youth A... ...more
Senator Fiona Nash, Senator for NSW, has today called on the Gillard Government to admit to all those affected by their Murray-Darling Basin Plan, that the Minister for Water, Tony Burke, has the final say on its delivery.
At a Senate Estimates hearing today it was revealed by the Murray-Da... ...more
The Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education, Senator Fiona Nash, has welcomed the debate begun tonight in the House of Representatives, aimed at making Independent Youth Allowance fairer for regional students.
The Notice of Motion debated tonight requires the Government to:
a) Urge... ...more
The Gillard Government has further failed to listen to rural and regional areas by its complete absence at crucial meetings regarding the impact of its Murray Darling Basin Plan.
The Nationals Senator for NSW and Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate, Fiona Nash, said this demonstrates Labor... ...more
The NSW Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash, has joined calls for the federal Water Minister, Tony Burke, to talk to Murray Darling Basin farmers about proposed water cuts.
The Minister has so far been a no show at the public meetings at Shepparton and Deniliquin, to discuss the guide to the draf... ...more
Murray Darling farmers must be given a better explanation as to how proposed water cuts can be justified, the NSW Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash, said.
“The Murray Darling Basin Authority is proposing water cuts for our farmers of 27 to 37 per cent, with no detailed analysis to back it up,” she said... ...more
The Nationals will fight any move to drastically cut water entitlements for farmers, the NSW Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash, said.
Part of the Murray Darling Basin draft plan that’s been leaked to the media indicates cuts to irrigator water entitlements of up to 37 per cent, while 3000 to 40... ...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