Nationals Queensland Senator Ron Boswell and Victorian Senator Bridget McKenzie yesterday raised concerns about the future of Licensed Post Offices at The Nationals party room meeting in Canberra. Senator Boswell also raised the issue with Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the joint party room meeting and will meet with the Minister on Thursday. Senator Boswell…
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 introduced by the Coalition next month, to repeal the tax “in an effort to restore security to local…
Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said a Productivity Commission hearing held in Melbourne today as part of its inquiry into processed fruit imports reinforced the need for emergency safeguards. Senator McKenzie attended the hearing, after making written submissions to the Commission earlier this year. Representatives from the City of Greater Shepparton and Member…
Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie will today visit Charles Sturt University and GO TAFE in Wangaratta with state Nationals member for Murray Valley Tim McCurdy. The two education providers have partnered to offer agricultural education study options where students can advance from Certificate III to degrees in agriculture and agribusiness. Degrees in nursing,…
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 disappointing, but not surprising. Since the Agreement on Safeguards was established in 1994, only one Australian application for…
Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie says troubled Goulburn Valley fruit processor SPC Ardmona faces an uncertain future if no action is taken to support the company. Senator McKenzie said the recently released interim report from the Productivity Commission which found emergency safeguards were not warranted, was not surprising. ‘‘Even so, safeguards are a legitimate…
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 who work in the House of Representatives or the…
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 on the lack of women in the Abbott-Truss ministry. But in terms of outcomes, gender is less important…
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 should it win on Saturday. The Bendigo-based Victorian Senator said front running candidates for both major parties had repeatedly…
Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie has hit out at Lisa Chesters and Greg Bickley for paying lip service to the need to support local jobs. Senator McKenzie said the candidates for both major parties had repeatedly cited jobs as a key priority, but actions spoke louder than words. The How-To-Vote cards of both candidates…
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