Senator NASH (New South Wales—Deputy Leader of The Nationals in the Senate) (13:02): These are very dark days, indeed. Before those on the other side say I am scaremongering, I do not think of myself as somebody who scaremongers or exacerbates situations. I look at myself as a mother, a wife, ... ...more
Independents Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott have bizarrely sung their praises for a government that treated regional students with contempt.
Mr Windsor and Mr Oakeshott also both took credit for the government’s Social Security Amendment (Student Income Support Reforms) Bill 2011 which passed... ...more
City-centric ACTU ignores regional Australia
The ACTU looks to have ignored regional Australia and the carbon tax in its national inquiry on jobs, Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash said.
The union today announced a national jobs inquiry with public hearings to be held in capital ... ...more
Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash, said Murray communities should demand proper consultation on the draft basin plan which is expected to be released next month.
The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) said it has no plans to hold community consultations similar to those held when the ... ...more
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The Murray Darling Basin Authority will not commit to holding public meetings to discuss the draft basin plan when it’s released next month.
The MDBA chief executive, Rhondda Dickson, told senate estimates this week that there are no plans to hold community consultations similar to th... ...more
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Revelations by department officials during this week’s senate estimates confirm grower concerns about New Zealand apple imports.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry confirmed three of 13 consignments containing thousands of apples inspected before shipment were... ...more
Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash, said it’s disappointing that nothing is being done to determine the likely impact of the carbon tax on regional airlines.
Senator Nash today asked department officials at the Rural Affairs and Transport estimates hearing if they were looking at the likely cumu... ...more
Department officials today confirmed during senate estimates there is still no help for struggling cattle families in meeting their children’s education costs.
The effects of the Labor government’s temporary ban on live cattle exports in June are still being felt by families including those ... ...more
EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS - EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS On 13 October 2011 the Senate jointly referred the Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Amendment (Tuition Protection Service) Bill 2011 and the Education Services for Overseas Student... ...more
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS INQUIRY - THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE SUPPLY OF HEALTH SERVICES AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN RURAL AREAS TERMS OF REFERENCE: The factors affecting the supply and distribution of health services and medical professionals in rural areas, with particular reference to: (a) the factors li... ...more