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Source: Senator Fiona Nash – The Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education, Senator Fiona Nash, is challenging the new parliament to make the Independent Youth Allowance fairer. A Notice of Motion will today be introduced in the House of Representatives in a move to make this happ... (30-Sep)
Source: Senator Barnaby Joyce- Simon Crean, Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government spoke today at the National Press Club on regional Australia. "Labor would have us believe that while they have lost their majority, they have found regional Australia" S... (29-Sep)
Source: Senator John Williams - The Nationals Senator for New South Wales John Williams has commended the Armidale Dumaresq Council for being proactive on the issue of insolvency industry reform. Senator Williams instigated the Senate Economics References committee inquiry into the role of admi... (28-Sep)
Source: Senator Nigel Scullion - A spate of suicides across the Northern Territory over the past four weeks has prompted calls for a Senate inquiry into the underlying causes of psychological distress in Aboriginal communities. Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion said more ... (24-Sep)
Source: Senator Fiona Nash – The NSW Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash, said the new Water Minister can act to save Murray Darling Basin towns by referring to his own legislation. “Finally a Labor water minister has admitted the deficiencies in the government’s water policy,” she said. “Tony Burke ... (23-Sep)
Source: Senator John Williams - The announcement by the Australian Rail Track Corporation that the Murrurundi Rail Tunnel will not go ahead shows the Gillard Government was not being honest in its deal with Independent Member for New England Tony Windsor. The Nationals Senator for New South Wal... (22-Sep)
Source: Senator Barnaby Joyce- Senator Joyce, Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Water, notes the comments made by the new Minister for Water, Tony Burke, on the need to consider the impacts on Basin communities of the Murray-Darling Basin plan. "Mr Burke's commen... (22-Sep)
Source: Senator Fiona Nash – Revelations of more school hall rip offs in New South Wales reinforces the need for a judicial inquiry into Prime Minister Gillard’s Building Education Revolution, the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education, Senator Fiona Nash, said. A New South Wales ... (21-Sep)
Source: Senator Fiona Nash – The Labor Member for Page, Janelle Saffin, is not being upfront about her position on live animal exports. She rejects claims she’s pushing for the ban as part of a Private Members motion she’ll put to parliament. She says she wants the frozen and chilled meat exp... (21-Sep)
Source: Senator Fiona Nash – The NSW Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash, says she wonders what next is on the Prime Minister’s hit list of broken promises. Within days, Julia Gillard has backtracked on her election promise not to introduce a carbon tax and to process asylum seekers off-shore. ... (20-Sep)