Nationals Senator Fiona Nash has called upon Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy to reveal the Next G mobile phones identified as sub-standard by the communication authority in its recent report into Next G coverage.
Senator Nash said it was unacceptable for the Minister to keep to him... ...more
It was a case of ‘please explain’ for Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy who was left red faced after admitting he knew nothing about the existence of transportable Next G mobile phone towers capable of boosting Next G phone coverage in problem areas.
Responding to questioning from Na... ...more
The growth and future prosperity of rural and regional communities has been dealt a severe blow by Labor after the Finance Minister announced the Government will slash its spending in the bush, NSW Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said.
Senator Nash said the news that Labor will cut drought funding f... ...more
The decision by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy to exercise his ministerial power to postpone Telstra’s scheduled 28 January CDMA network closure is a victory for commonsense and will be well received by many of the seven million Australians who live outside of the metropolitan cities, Nation... ...more
Recent comments by General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner calling for a major shift towards ethanol blended fuels to reduce oil demands should come as welcome news to Australians hopeful for cheaper, cleaner, greener fuels, Nationals NSW Senator Fiona Nash said.
Within the last week Mr Wago... ...more
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy must not allow Telstra to switch off the CDMA mobile network later this month, unless rural and regional mobile customers are receiving the same if not better coverage from the new Next G network, Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said.
“CDMA works, and works wel... ...more
Senator Fiona Nash’s search to find a new and original Christmas card design is over with the works of two budding young artists chosen to feature on the Senator’s 2007 season’s greeting cards.
The drawings submitted by ten-year-old St Mary’s Primary School student Kate Lehane and six-year-old Yo... ...more
Labor’s fanciful broadband policy is unravelling faster than the internet speeds they have promised but can’t deliver as the key element of their FTTN plan is exposed as a complete farce, Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said today.
“This is not a good start for Senator Conroy. He may have gotten aw... ...more
The role of The Nationals in Federal Parliament is now more important than ever as the newly elected Labor Party has no understanding or vision for rural and regional Australia, NSW Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said today.
Senator Nash said unlike the Labor Party, The Nationals – led by newly ele... ...more
Anyone questioning the ability of Rudd’s Labor party to manage hospital funding need look no further than the abysmal track record of the State Labor Government who have continually mismanaged and under-funded our local hospitals, Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said today.
“For too long, our local ... ...more