The local residents of East Lynne today are set to benefit from new mobile coverage following the announcement of the first mobile base station under the Coalition’s Priority Location round of the $220 million Mobile Black Spot Program. Min... Read more

The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation will today meet to discuss a range of measures aimed at ensuring a safe and healthy food supply for Australia and New Zealand.The Minister for Rural Health and Chair of the Forum, Sen... Read more

Australia has achieved a resounding victory in the World Trade Organization (WTO) tobacco plain packaging disputes. In a report released last night, the WTO rejected all of the claims brought by Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Indonesia and Cuba th... Read more

The National Wrap with Patricia KarvelasABC studio, Parliament House Canberra24 June 20189:05pmE&OESubjects: business tax cuts, live exports, National Energy Guarantee, World Cup coverage and the ABC PATRICIA KARVELAS:Pauline Hanson has flagged she w... Read more

Minister for Rural Health, Sport and Regional Communications Bridget McKenzie said the Australian Government was committed to working with all levels of government to improve health, physical activity and communications outcomes for people living in ... Read more

STATEMENT FROM THE FEDERAL NATIONALS ON THE ABCThe Nationals do not, and have no intention of ever supporting the privatisation of the ABC.The ABC provides an invaluable service to rural and regional Australians.From providing cricket coverage to tho... Read more

Subjects: Participation in sport and Mobile Black Spot ProgramMATT TRIBE:A big talking point in the last 24 hours for our region is we have just had a visit by the Deputy Nationals Leader Bridget McKenzie who I understand was on the dawn flight this ... Read more

I'd also like to pay my respects to the traditional owners on the land on which we meet today and pay my respects to their elders past and present. Australia is a great sport loving nation. We all have memories of growing up playing sport for our loc... Read more

TRANSCRIPTABC Goulburn Murray4 June 20188:35amSTEVE MARTIN:Bridget McKenzie is The Nationals Senator for Victoria and Deputy Leader of The National Party and had been booked in to speak with Joseph Thomsen on ABC Goulburn Murray about some local spor... Read more

The Minister for Regional Communications, Senator the Hon Bridget McKenzie, has today announced a review of the Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST) service.The VAST service currently delivers free-to-air television to approximately 30,000 trave... Read more

Tobacco smoking is the largest preventable cause of death and disease in Australia and the Coalition Government is further committing to reduce the burden on communities.The Minister for Rural Health, Senator Bridget McKenzie is in Alice Springs to l... Read more

The Coalition Government is continuing to take action to combat the scourge of ice and other illicit drugs with more Local Drug Action Teams set to rollout across Australia.The outcome of the third round of the highly successful program, which is par... Read more

ATTRACTING more doctors to the Calliope and Gladstone region was front and centre in discussions led by the Member for Flynn Ken O’Dowd following the Minister for Rural Health, Senator Bridget McKenzie’s visit to the region today. Minister McKenzie ... Read more

Stronger Rural Health Strategy delivering high quality care   As the Deputy Leader of The Nationals ensuring that regional and rural Australians can access the 21st century health care is a key priority.  The Coalition is committed to res... Read more

Minister for Rural Health, Senator Bridget McKenzie with the Member for Calare, Mr Andrew Gee, have today launched Charles Sturt University’s 2018 Community-University Partnerships Grants program. Through the Community-University Partnership... Read more