Senator McKENZIE (Victoria) (17:48): The hypocrisy! The level of debt that was left and the assumptions underpinning those from the other side who have spoken on this particular MPI are absolutely breathtaking. The assumption is that we on this side do not appreciate public broadcasters and do not appreciate the substantial contribution that a public…
BY Lucy Barbour Updated yesterday at 5:44pm Mon 24 Nov 2014, 5:44pm One of the ABC's flagship rural programs, Bush Telegraph, has been axed as the national broadcaster deals with more than $250 million in funding cuts imposed by the Federal Government. Bush Telegraph is broadcast weekday mornings on Radio National and explores farming, mining,…
New tools for ‘seeing’ inside the living human body at the cellular level will be developed at a $38 million research centre being launched at the University of Adelaide today. The Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics is bringing together physicists, biologists and chemists to develop ways of using light and…
A NATIONALS senator will seek assurances from the ABC that there’ll be no reduction in regional radio services. Hundreds of regional Victorians attended rallies in Ballarat, Bendigo and Wodonga today after the Federal Government confirmed the broadcaster would have its budget cut by $254 million over the next five years. Victorian Nationals Senator…
Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie acknowledged protester concern about the government’s policy regarding the ABC and will herself seek assurance from the broadcaster that there’ll be no reduction in regional radio services. Senator McKenzie has also started a petition in her Bendigo-based electorate office and online for people to sign and send the same message to…
A $30 million drought concessional loan package for Victoria announced today shows the benefits of a strong Nationals presence in government at all levels, according to Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie. “The deal reached between Nationals federal Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce and Nationals Victorian Agriculture and Food Security Minister Peter Walsh will help Victorian…
“This is truly a free trade agreement. Australian dairy has been a leading commodity in the negotiations with China; we have campaigned long and hard for a positive outcome and are thrilled to see this come to fruition.” “The ADIC (Australian Dairy Industry Council) thanked Minister for Trade and Investment, Andrew Robb, the Australian government,…
Nearly two months ago, I addressed the Senate on why a trade deal with China was so important to our farmers, and I am absolutely thrilled to be standing here tonight to say that the Abbott-Truss government has once again delivered. The signing of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement yesterday concludes a powerful trifecta of…
Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie said regional Victoria could potentially benefit further from a trade deal with India, following discussions between Prime Minister Tony Abbott and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Canberra today. It follows the good outcome for Victorian farmers in Australia’s free trade agreement with China (ChAFTA). Senator McKenzie today during Question…
Nationals Senator, Bridget McKenzie, last week toured Ballan and Bacchus Marsh communities with the Nationals candidate for Buninyong, Sonia Smith.