Andrew Trounson
From:The Australian
January 24, 2011 12:00AM
THE Gillard government is under increasing pressure to boost financial support for rural and regional students, with the Greens putting up a proposal that would cost the budget $200 million a year.
A sepa... ...more
ROBYN MURRAY
14 Jan, 2011 10:17 AM
Mudgee student Grace Segal faces an unexpected challenge as she prepares to start a degree in medicine at the University of Newcastle.
Changes to Independent Youth Allowance eligibility requirements intro... ...more
Wannabe university students in inner regional areas such as Dubbo may be hiding their education goals from parents for fear of burdening them with huge bills, a Senate inquiry into controversial changes to independent Youth Allowance has been told.
A public hearing of the inquiry ... ...more
COLIN BETTLES
04 Jan, 2011 10:33 AM
WATER is the life-blood of Roger Commins’ family business and he is not prepared to give any of it up.
He also has no confidence in the government’s water planning processes and believes nature should be left to its own devices.
“This is ju... ...more
COLIN BETTLES
03 Jan, 2011 11:08 AM
SHADOW Water Minister Barnaby Joyce wants to know what you would do for the Murray Darling Basin, if you had a week to spend as the Prime Minister of Australia.
It was the Senator’s key question to those... ...more
COLIN BETTLES
31 Dec, 2010 11:21 AM
SENIOR National Party figures are fed up with the Greens and radical conservation groups, trying to demonise farmers and making them out to be irresponsible, environmental vandals.
Senator Fiona Nash said the Greens had been “extraordinarily quiet” since th... ...more
COLIN BETTLES
31 Dec, 2010 11:45 AM
RICE Research Australia Manager Russell Ford says growers will “love” a new cold tolerant rice variety that is set to be released in March next year and is expected to yield the “magical” figure of one tonne per megalitre of water.
Mr Ford discussed the new... ...more
Source: Southern Riverina News
THE Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has questioned the use of its own map in determining access to youth allowance, according to Nationals Senator Fiona Nash.
The Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education said the revelation came out of inquiry hear... ...more
Lauren Wilson
From:
NATIONALS senator Fiona Nash will push for an inquiry into Youth Allowance payments for university students when parliament resumes.
The Coalition spokeswoman for regional education yesterday said a comprehensive inquiry was needed to explore ho... ...more
BY ELLEN JONES
26 Dec, 2010 03:57 PM
New parents are expected to be the winners in 2011, while young people wishing to go to university will lose out under changes to come into effect on January 1.
The introduction of paid parental leave and new youth allowance arran... ...more