Senator NASH (New South Wales) (4.47 p.m.)—I rise to make a few remarks on the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Implementation, operation and administration of the legislation underpinning carbon sink forests report. It is a bit of a mouthful, but it is a very si... ...more
A law which would increase the single aged and veterans pensions was passed by the non-Labor parties in the Senate on Monday night.
Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate, Fiona Nash, has christened the initiative “Don’s Law” after visiting NSW North Coast seniors advocates Don and Nancy Mo... ...more
NSW Nationals Senator Fiona Nash has pledged to work around the clock following her promotion into the Coalition Shadow Ministry as Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Water Resources and Conservation.
“Water resources have long been the prime concern of many of the country people the Nationals re... ...more
“…It is not good enough to dismiss the crisis as a State issue …”
The Rudd Government has no idea about the crises at the Tweed and Murwillumbah hospitals, North Coast Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said today, after a Minister was unable to answer questions on the subject during Senate Question Ti... ...more
“I challenge Justine Elliot to prove that she is more than ‘just in Canberra’...”
The proposed Tweed Skate Park has been debated in the Federal Parliament for the first time, with North Coast Nationals Senator vowing to continue the fight to reverse the Rudd Government’s decision to cancel a $110... ...more
“Justine Elliot has never mentioned Murwillumbah Hospital in Parliament...”
North Coast Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash today launched a stinging attack on Member for Richmond Justine Elliot’s failure to keep election promises to fix the Tweed and Murwillumbah hospitals, describing the embattled La... ...more
SENATE HANSARD – 17 September 2008
Senator NASH (New South Wales) (1:36 PM) —I rise today to talk, very specifically, about Labor’s neglect of the regions.
Single Aged Pension – Don Morgan’s Law
In particular, today I want to talk about the far North Coast of New South Wales and the Tweed ... ...more
“…accessing free dental treatment in country areas is like pulling hen’s teeth…”
The Nationals in the Senate have defeated a further Rudd Government attempt to abolish Medicare funding for private dental treatment of patients with chronic medical conditions, according to Deputy Leader of the Nati... ...more
North Coast Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash said that while the leadership of the Liberal Party was a matter for her Coalition partners, new federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull was somebody she ‘could do business with’.
“From a North Coast perspective, Malcolm would be aware of many of the ... ...more
“…Don Morgan’s law is coming to Parliament next week…”
North Coast Nationals Senator Fiona Nash has revealed prominent Tweed seniors advocate Don Morgan was part of the inspiration behind a new Coalition bill which would increase single pensions by $30-a-week – and she is challenging Richmond MP ... ...more