On 01 March 2012, the Senate referred the Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Screening) Bill 2012 for inquiry and report.
The bill amends the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 to:
provide that a person is taken to consent to any screening procedure when at an aviation screening poin... ...more
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NSW Nationals Senators Fiona Nash and John Williams have condemned Labor plans to provide $20 million to Indonesian beef producers to increase their output.
The senators said th... ...more
Australia’s farming community would view with disbelief the decision by the Gillard government to hand over $20 million to Indonesian beef producers to increase their output.
The Nationals Senators for New South Wales, Fiona Nash and John Williams, say it is ironic that Indonesian farmers get more ... ...more
Nationals Senator for NSW, Fiona Nash, said fuel companies must be made to comply with the state’s six per cent mandate for ethanol in fuel.
Figures from the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism show fuel companies used only 3.59 per cent of ethanol as of December last year. ... ...more
The Labor government must explain why it supported one senate motion on the Year of the Farmer yet opposed another, Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said.
A Greens-Labor-Coalition motion calling on the government to provide support and funding for Year of the Farmer initiatives was last month pas... ...more
Senator NASH (New South Wales—Deputy Leader of The Nationals in the Senate) (17:02): by leave—I move:
That the Senate take note of the document.
I rise to take note of this response primarily because it shows, again, the government saying one thing and doing another and its lack of truthfulness ... ...more
Nationals Senator Fiona Nash called on Labor to properly define regional in its policies and programs, to avoid spending further dollars in cities that should be going to the regions.
Speaking against the mine tax in the senate today, Senator Nash questioned Labor’s commitment to spending ... ...more
Senator NASH (New South Wales—Deputy Leader of The Nationals in the Senate) (10:27) I rise also to make a contribution to the legislation before us today: the Minerals Resources Rent Tax Bill and associated bills. I stood in this place last week talking about the private health insurance bills ... ...more
Senator NASH (New South Wales—Deputy Leader of The Nationals in the Senate) (13:32): I always think that the Australian people are very positive and are always looking for the bright light at the end of the tunnel. They have a positive outlook on the future of Australia, which is why they get s... ...more
THREE coalition senators have moved that the Labor government be more proactive in addressing the worsening shortage of agriculture graduates and skilled workers.
Senators Fiona Nash, Chris Back and Bridget McKenzie introduced the motion that was supported by the Greens and Independent senators.
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