The Liberal-Nationals Government today launched a website giving students access to performance data of higher education providers, to help them decide where they'd like to study. Nationals Senator and Chair of the Senate Legislation Education and Employment Committee, Bridget McKenzie, welcomed the Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) website introduced by Minister for…
Pic source: employment.gov.au Senator McKENZIE (Victoria) (11:08): Indeed, it gives me great pleasure to rise and speak on the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014. Here we are, once again in this chamber trying so desperately to implement the recommendations of the previous government's employment minister's Fair Work Act review. It is a pity that those…
Pic source: australiansmallbusiness.com.au MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: The Nationals say support for the so-called “effects test” was also secured from the new Prime Minister. As we revealed on AM yesterday, the Council of Small Business Australia says it believes both Tony Abbott and now Malcolm Turnbull have succumbed to pressure from big business to shelve the reform.…
Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, says the new Coalition agreement ensures regional Victoria continues to benefit under a Liberal-Nationals government. Senator McKenzie said the agreement covers a broad range of policy areas related to water, families, access to education, business, competition policy, communications, infrastructure and regional unemployment. “As a result of the Nationals' negotiation…
Pic source: ampc.com.au http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-14/beef-farmers-complain-of-exploitation/6772790 BY finance reporter Elysse Morgan The meat processing industry is coming under fire for the way the big players treat farmers. Takeovers and mergers have led to a massive concentration in the meat processing industry and sheep and beef producers say they are being exploited, with evidence meat processors use heavy…
Pic source: visitvictoria.com Nationals Senators have welcomed the introduction of a cap on water buybacks in the Murray-Darling. “This is a policy that the Nationals fought for in opposition and it's great to see this protection for communities come into law thanks to the election of the Coalition Government,” three Senators said in a joint…
Pic source: environment.gov.au Senator McKENZIE (Victoria) (13:11): It gives me great pleasure to continue my remarks on this particular piece of legislation, which I began remarking on just over a year ago. I make it very, very clear that we are not sacrificing environmental standards; I want to be very, very clear on this. We…
http://m.weeklytimesnow.com.au/agribusiness/saleyard-collusion-hard-to-prove-according-to-red-meat-senate-inquiry/story-fnkeqfxg-1227519071346 BY Fiona Myers ALLEGATIONS of collusion are rife in the meat industry, but finding proof is almost impossible, according to the red-meat Senate inquiry. Anecdotal evidence of collusion was presented at a Senate inquiry into the red-meat sector in Albury last week. One came from Mudgegona producer Julian Carroll, who spoke of a single…
Pic source: studentedge.com.au Senator McKENZIE (Victoria) (12:15): I too rise to speak to the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Youth Employment and Other Measures) Bill 2015. All of us come here to build a better future for our nation, for our families and our communities. Addressing the scourge of youth unemployment has to be key to…
Pic source: water.gov.au Senator McKENZIE (Victoria) (19:00): It gives me great satisfaction to commend this particular bill, the Water Amendment Bill 2015, to the Senate. I do thank those opposite and the Labor Party for supporting its passage through the other place. Senator Kim Carr: Why are you holding it up then? The ACTING DEPUTY…