Meet Nationals Senator Fiona Nash [pictured] , one of a handful of National Party Politicians who will stand up for her constituents, regardless of the consequences.
Yesterday the Liberal Party once again demonstrates it’s anti-farmer and anti-rural Australia policies.
Not only did the Liberals support Labors ‘carbon sink’ policy that gives wealthy Australians Tax breaks for growing trees on prime Agricultural land but in a despicable act Liberals leader Malcolm Turnbull sacked Fiona Nash from his front bench for crossing the floor to vote for her constituents best interests.
The Nationals’ split on tax breaks for planting new forests or so called “carbon sinks” has cost a Senator her position as a shadow parliamentary secretary.
The Nationals senators are joining the Greens to vote against the tax deduction, arguing the measure will see trees grown on prime agricultural land, cut food production and destroy rural communities.
Below are the only Parliamentarians who stood up for rural and regional Australia yesterday. Honestly, we in rural & regional Australia would be better off voting National (in the Senate) , Greens, Family First or Independent. At least they care about us.
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Leader of The Nationals in the Senate
QLD Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce.
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Qld Nationals Senator Ron Boswell
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Deputy Leader of The Nationals in The Senate
NSW Nationals Senator Fiona Nash
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NSW Nationals Senator John Williams
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Now here is the Liberal Party Shame file.
How can any of the Liberal Party Members even pretend to represent the best interest of their rural 7®ional constituents, when they voted with Labor on this issue.
In particular these Senators should be ashamed of themselves. In fact next time you see one of these pretend ‘country Liberal’ Senators in the street you might want to ask them why they don’t have the fortitude to stand up for rural & regional Australia like Senator Nash and the others have done.
- Liberal Country Party Senator for the Northern Territory and Deputy leader of the Nationals Nigel Scullion, Who Abstained from the vote.
- Liberal Senator for NSW Bill Heffernan who voted with Labor. ( Owns farming Country)
- Liberal Senator for WA Judith Adams who voted with Labor. ( Partner in a family farm)
- Liberal Senator for Vic Julian McGauran who voted with Labor – ( National Party defector & brother to Peter McGauran)
- Liberal Senator for WA Alan Ferguson who voted with Labor – (Owned and managed a farm until 1985)
- Liberal senator for Vic Judith Troeth who voted with Labor – (Partner in a family farm)
All of the Greens voted against the Bill. Perhaps we should start giving our votes to the Greens, Independents and Family First in the next Federal Lower House election.
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Leader of The Australian Greens
Tasmanian Senator Bob Brown
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Tasmanian Greens Senator Christine Milne.
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Australian Greens Party Whip
Western Australian Senator Rachel Siewart
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South Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young
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Western Australia Greens Senator Scott Ludlam.
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Independent Senator.
Independent Senator for South Australia Nick Xenophon
See Nicks article on the issue here.
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Family First Senator for Victoria Steve Fielding
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