Nationals Senator Fiona Nash has challenged the Labor members on the NSW North Coast to a debate on the carbon tax, marking the one year anniversary since the Prime Minister pledged a carbon tax would never happen.
It was a year ago today when Prime Minister Gillard said there would be no carbon t... ...more
The Prime Minister should today apologise for misleading regional Australians that there would be no carbon tax under a government she would lead.
It was a year ago today during the federal election that Prime Minister Gillard made that pledge, on at least 12 occasions.
Senator Nash said regiona... ...more
Fixing independent youth allowance immediately was high on the agenda at the Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association annual federal conference late last week.
The Coalition’s Regional Education spokesperson, Senator Fiona Nash, said the conference agenda included several motions calling on the ... ...more
Nationals Senator for NSW Fiona Nash said she’s surprised the Gillard government’s been so quick to dismiss her proposal for food security impact statements when it stands to benefit.
Senator Nash proposed that a public food security impact statement be done before any agricultural property is so... ...more
The Member for Richmond, Justine Elliot, should listen to her electorate, and admit the carbon tax is toxic.
“Local people are telling Justine Elliott they don‟t want a carbon tax. You only have to look at what local small businesses, sugar mills, farmers, and tourism operators are saying to know t... ...more
A senate hearing on live cattle exports highlighted the need to address the city-country divide, Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said.
The hearing in Darwin was part of the Rural Affairs and Transport senate committee inquiry into animal welfare standards in Australia’s live export markets.
It h... ...more
Nationals Senator Fiona Nash today called for a public food security impact statement to be done before any agricultural property is sold for carbon sequestration and trading under the federal government’s Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI).
It follows the recent joint purchase by RM Williams a... ...more
The Gillard Labor government’s carbon tax plan confirms concerns that there’ll be inadequate compensation now and in the future.
“A carbon tax of $23 a tonne will be an additional $515 a year on a typical family’s cost of living and that’s just for starters,” Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said. ... ...more
Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash, today warned the Gillard Labor government it will face the wrath of regional Australia if it touches the diesel fuel rebate.
The ABC’s 730 program last night revealed that they understood the government is planning to cut the fuel tax rebate for industry by s... ...more
Senator John Williams & Senator Fiona Nash
The residents of New England have made it loud and clear that their Member Tony Windsor should have acted on independent youth allowance well before now.
The Nationals Duty Senator for New England John Williams and Coalition Regional Edu... ...more