The Commonwealth Government’s plan to develop a national strategy aimed at combatting the drug ice has been strongly welcomed by The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie and The Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy. On Wednesday, the Prime Minister announced that the Commonwealth Government would work with the States and Territories to develop…
The Parliamentary Friends of Shooting will host its first event on Monday night at Parliament House in Canberra, with Olympic and Commonwealth champions Michael Diamond and Laetisha Scanlon to attend as special guests. The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie was the driving force behind the creation of the Parliamentary Friends of Shooting. Guests will hear from six-time…
The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie today moved a motion that will see the Senate investigate the effect of market consolidation on the red meat processing sector. Senator McKenzie, working in consultation with her National Party colleagues, local producers and key industry groups, was the driving force behind drafting the terms of reference and moving the motion. Senator McKenzie…
The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie is reminding students from regional and rural communities who receive Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY that Relocation Scholarships worth more than $4,000 are now available. Senator McKenzie said Relocation Scholarships supported eligible students who move from a regional area to a city for study. “The Nationals are strong advocates…
Pic source: studyadelaide.com Dear Editor, Opinion on the Abbott-Truss Government’s higher education reforms has gone up a notch as critics anticipate the legislation’s reintroduction to parliament next month. But as they preach how the uncertainty is affecting students and the sector, they fail to acknowledge that their own Labor-Greens camps have caused the current…
BY Rowan Callick Asia Pacific Editor, Melbourne ANDREW Robb may seem an unlikely saviour of the Abbott government, but the Trade and Investment Minister is shaping the narrative for a Coalition that continues to struggle with its economic message. And he is doing it through the equally unlikely avenue of complex free-trade…
Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie said there are abundant trade and investment opportunities across many sectors with India. Senator McKenzie, a member of the joint parliamentary Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade committee, is part of the 400 plus delegation to Australia Business Week in India, led by Trade Minister Andrew Robb. “The aim of the business…
BY Amanda Hodge South Asia Correspondent, New Delhi TRADE Minister Andrew Robb says he will keep returning to New Delhi this year until negotiations over a free trade agreement with India, the fourth under his tenure, are concluded. Mr Robb finalised a free trade agreement with China last year, as well as deals with…
Pic source: globaltravelwriters.com AT the weekend's Cattlemen's Get Together at Mitta Mitta Mountain Cattlemen's Association president Charlie Lovick called on supporters to pressure the government to improve the level of care for the High Country. He told the crowd they had to accept the reality of the state government's decision to stop cattle grazing in…
Pic source: MCAV By TAHLIA MCPHERSON A WEEKEND of rain wasn’t enough to dampen the atmosphere at the Mountain Cattlemen’s annual get together in Mitta. About 4000 people occupied the 28-hectare flat surrounded by bush hill to the north and the Mitta River running to the south for three days of horsemanship, music and mud.…