SPC Ardmona is facing more apparent hurdles in its quest for protection from cheap overseas imports and co-investment funds from the Federal Government.  The company has received negative decisions from the Productivity Commission and the Anti-Du... Read more

While much of the focus after the federal election was on the appointment of just one woman to cabinet, elsewhere in the government female representation actually increased. The Nationals welcomed a third woman into their party room in September, wh... Read more

In light of the recognised pressures on domestic manufacturing, it’s timely to reaffirm the importance of food manufacturing to the Goulburn Valley's future. The iconic SPC Ardmona, along with dairy processing, is central to achieving a prosperous ec... Read more

FEDERAL cabinet has demanded new assurances from Coca-Cola Amatil to justify taxpayer aid for its fruit processing division in another sign of Tony Abbott's hard line on industry assistance. The move clears the way for a renewed cabinet debate next... Read more

Coca-Cola Amatil has agreed to a number of conditions put by the government to clear the way for a taxpayer cash injection into its fruit canning ­subsidiary SPC Ardmona, putting pressure on the federal cabinet to approve the deal when it next meets ... Read more

HEALTH Minister Peter Dutton is facing a backbench revolt with demands he dump proposed packaging requirements that use a star system to show the nutritional value of food. Mr Dutton will meet with his state colleagues today as part of the Counci... Read more

REGIONAL Victorians will benefit from a withdrawal of the carbon tax. -That was the message Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, had while visiting Wangaratta last week. Ms McKenzie said she would be supporting legislation, to be int... Read more

The Productivity Commission's public hearing in Melbourne on October 28 will provide key players a chance to respond to an interim report which found that SPC Ardmona's application for emergency assistance was not warranted. The outcome was disap... Read more

SENATOR Bridget McKenzie has welcomed her new role as whip of the Nationals Party for the Senate. The party whip is a member of parliament who is elected by their party to take on the role of team manager. See your ad hereEach party has whips wh... Read more

LAST week we saw the Labor opposition selectively highlight demographics in an attempt to measure how representative the Abbott-Truss government is. But this does not serve to inform the public of anything substantial. The commentary has focused ... Read more

NATIONALS Senator Bridget McKenzie has taken aim at Liberal candidate Greg Bickley for "paying lip service'' to Bendigo jobs.   Senator McKenzie's outburst is another indication the Nationals intend to play hard-ball with their Coalition partner sh... Read more

GEOGRAPHY should not be a factor in gaining a higher education, according to Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie. The Senator visited the Mildura campuses of La Trobe University and Sunraysia Institute of TAFE this week to discuss her ... Read more

Next up in our Women in Politics series, is Senator Bridget McKenzie. Tall and blonde, Ms McKenzie gained unwanted media attention last year when fellow National Party Senator Barnaby Joyce referred to her in the Senate as “a flash bit of kit.” FROM... Read more

THE senator who will become Aboriginal Affairs Minister if a coalition wins the impending federal  election  has   praised the   Gunditjmara  Budj    Bim heritage site,  describing it as "fantastic and wonderful." Senator  Nigel   Scullion, visitin... Read more

NATIONALS Senator Bridget McKenzie says Australia needs safeguards against the dumping of cheap imported fruit. Ms McKenzie said under the World Trade Organisation agreement, safeguard measures could be applied to prevent serious and ongoing harm to... Read more