Fixing mobile black spots and funding for road upgrades will be the main topics of discussion during community visits by Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Roads and Regional Transport Darren Chester. Senator McKenzie and Mr Chester will visit Charlton, Wycheproof, Birchip, Donald and Murtoa today. In Charlton they will…
Nationals Victorian Senator Bridget McKenzie said the Coalition’s review of competition law would ensure a fair go for producers and retailers. Senator McKenzie and The Nationals Victorian Senate candidate Marty Corboy this week heard from Victorian business owners and discussed competition concerns. “We have heard the Labor Government carbon tax has had a significant impact…
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 party’s plan to implement a $20,000 rural access allowance for students who have to leave their…
Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said a Coalition Government would strengthen Australia’s anti-dumping regime. The food and grocery industry is Australia’s largest manufacturing sector and a key economic driver for regional Victoria. ‘Dumping’ occurs when foreign product is sold in Australia at less than its cost of production, undercutting local growers or businesses. Senator…
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 the age of five, an eager Bridget McKenzie would wake up at…
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, visiting the southwest from the Northern Territory alongside Victorian National Party Senator Bridget McKenzie, toured the site near Tyrendarra with prominent …
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 industry. She has made submissions to the Productivity Commission’s inquiries into the matter. ”In a free trade environment, dumping…
Victorian Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie has made submissions to the Productivity Commission’s inquiries into the impact of cheap fruit and tomato imports on Australian producers. Senator McKenzie said under the World Trade Organisation agreement, safeguard measures could be applied to prevent serious and ongoing harm to industry. ‘‘In a free trade environment, dumping can occur,…
YOUNG Bendigo women were encouraged to continue to push for change during yesterday’s Women Showing the Way Forum. The annual event was officially opened by Bendigo-based Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie who addressed student participants from schools around Bendigo. “We’re lucky here in Bendigo that so many successful women are in business, education and politics,” she…
Nationals Victorian Senator Bridget McKenzie will this week address a forum on the recently launched DisabilityCare Australia. Senator McKenzie is a member of the joint select committee on DisabilityCare Australia, otherwise known as the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The scheme has commenced in trial sites across the country, including the Barwon region in Victoria. ‘‘The…
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