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
Well, isn't this interesting—Senator Cameron on the other side of this chamber telling us we have no economic credibility! I am sorry. Isn't this the government that just a couple of weeks ago increased its borrowings from $200 billion to $250 billion? Mind you, colleagues, they did not give us a ch... ...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
JULIA Gillard has been warned not to mess with the diesel fuel rebate in her carbon pricing scheme.
The Prime Minister will reveal details of the carbon tax on Sunday but the opposition's warned her today that she'll be in for a fight if she changes the diesel fuel rebate for farmers or concession... ...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
RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT INQUIRY - BIOSECURITY AND QUARANTINE ARRANGEMENTS On 23 June 2010 the Senate referred the following matter to the Senate Standing Committees on Rural Affairs and Transport for inquiry and report.a) the adequacy of current biosecurity and quarantine arrangements, including... ...more
RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT INQUIRY - EXAMINATION OF THE FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD NATIONAL INTEREST TEST On 06 July 2011 the Senate referred the following matter to the Senate Standing Committees on Rural Affairs and Transport for inquiry and report.TERMS OF REFERENCE: An examination of the F... ...more
I rise today to make some remarks on the Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment (Child Care and Other Measures) Bill 2011. There is no doubt that child care is one of the most important issues for families right across the country, particularly in regional areas such as the one where I li... ...more