“Irresponsible tax breaks that allow big business to buy Australia’s best agriculture land for carbon offset forests will make life even more difficult for Australian farmers,” Nationals Senator for New South Wales Fiona Nash said today.
Senator Nash today joined her Nationals’ Senate colleagues ... ...more
“...what’s saved in the Basin must stay in the Basin...”
Coalition Senators, with the support of the Greens and independent colleagues, have amended the Rudd Government’s new water legislation to prevent the construction of a pipeline which would suck at least 75 billion litres of water from the ... ...more
Senator NASH (New South Wales) (12:34 PM) —I rise today to make a contribution on the Water Amendment Bill 2008 and to indicate my generally broad support for the bill, noting of course that there is significant room for improvement with amendments. The bill itself amends the Water Act 2007—and it i... ...more
Coalition Senators will propose a series of constructive amendments to the Rudd Government's Water Amendment Bill 2008, according to Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Water Resources and Conservation, Senator Fiona Nash.
The Water Amendment Bill 2008 amends the Water Act 2007 by giving effect to... ...more
“...time for the Prime Minister to park his 737 in the Canberra hangar...”
Nationals Senator Fiona Nash, who has special responsibility for the NSW North Coast, today announced she will join Tweed MP Geoff Provest and hundreds of other locals at the Tweed Hospital rally on 29 November to protest ... ...more
“...the environment has dropped off the Labor Government’s radar...”
The Rudd Government’s announcement today of just $28.5 million for environmental projects under its Caring for our Country program disadvantages small community groups and proves the environment has dropped off the Labor Governm... ...more
Senator» «NASH» (New South Wales) (2:35 PM) —My question is to «Senator» Conroy, the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Is it true that the New South Wales Labor government has just ripped $245 million from the «Pacific» «High... ...more
Joint Media Release:
Joan van Lieshout
Tweed Mayor
(02) 6670 2401
Thomas George MP
Member for Lismore
(02) 6621 3624
Senator Fiona Nash
NSW Senator
(02) 6382 3400
“Council wants governments to get their act together…” – Mayor van Lieshout
Member for Lismore Thoma... ...more
Joint Media Release:
The Hon Greg Hunt MP
Shadow Minister for Climate Change,
Environment and Water
Senator Fiona Nash
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Water Resources and Conservation
Despite splurging $50 million on water entitlements and allocating another $4 billion to various w... ...more
“…strong representations from Coalition basin MPs …”
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Water Resources and Conservation, Senator Fiona Nash will next week embark on a 3000km tour of the Murray-Darling Basin with high profile Shadow Environment Minister, Greg Hunt MP.
“This is a key differen... ...more