National Party Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie today welcomed the ACCC Study into Australia’s cattle and beef markets which she said goes to the heart of problems in the industry raised with her over many years. ‘For decades, I... Read more

 National’s Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie today joined with Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Education Minister Simon Birmingham to announce a comprehensive review of regional education. Senator McKenzie said the aim of t... Read more

Victorian Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie said today Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce had acted decisively and quickly to the concerns of dairy farmers who attended a series of Roundtables she chaired late last year in regional Victoria. The ... Read more

National’s Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie today welcomed a decision by Transport Minister Darren Chester to ride the North East rail line to see at first hand the problems facing the rail link. "I have held meetings with many of the C... Read more

The decision by the ABC to end short wave services to the Northern Territory has been described today as short-sighted and another example of the Corporation ignoring Regional Australia. National’s Senator Bridget McKenzie held talks in Darwi... Read more

National’s Senator Bridget McKenzie today urged dairy farmers to speak out at the upcoming series of ACCC symposiums on the dairy industry. The ACCC Forums will examine competition between milk processors, contracts between processors and far... Read more

An estimated 3,700 young people living in regional, rural and remote Australia will have better access to educational opportunities as the Coalition Government starts rolling out its $93.4 million regional education election commitment in the ... Read more

National’s Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie and head of Campbell’s Wines in Rutherglen and Wine Makers Federation of Australia Board Member, Colin Campbell said today changes to the Wine Equalisation Tax (WET) Rebate will better a... Read more

National’s Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie said today more regions in the electorate of Indi will benefit from new mobile base stations to improve mobile coverage under round 2 of the Australian Government’s Mobile Black Spot Pro... Read more

Projects in major capital cities will not be eligible under a new fund announced by the Federal Government today. National’s Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie said under the Building Better Regions Guidelines, regional areas will not ha... Read more

National’s Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie says water security throughout the Indi region is vital and will be protected under the leadership of the Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce. Senator McKenzie said she strongly supported com... Read more

Victorian Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie today confirmed the schedule of Dairy roundtable meetings to be held across regional Victoria in December. Senator McKenzie will represent the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Wat... Read more

National Party Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie says Labor spokesman Andrew Leigh is missing his biggest opportunity yet – a career on the stage, preferably in comedy. “How else could you explain Andrew’s latest media releas... Read more

National’s Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie says Labor’s ignorance over the backpacker tax issue is only matched by their lack of action in supporting Coalition suggested tax rates that are fair and balanced and will attract overse... Read more

The second Parliamentary Friends of Shooting event at Parliament House in Canberra will feature Olympic Gold Medal shooter Catherine Skinner and Olympian James Willett tonight. Co-Chair, National’s Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said s... Read more