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…
“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,…
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.
Dear Editor, Your article, `Fewer Deferring: Principal’, refers to the reported concerns by the Ballarat Grammar School and its students in regards to fee uncertainty, as a result of the higher education reforms. While I empathise with the school, it is the very reason why it’s so important the reforms are passed, to provide the…
Christopher Pyne is out to break one of the longest spells of ineffectiveness that any Australian political party has ever had in a key policy area. When Federal Parliament resumes sitting next week he will attempt to pass his higher education reforms through the Senate. If he succeeds, the Abbott government will be the first…
Nationals Senator, Bridget McKenzie, said it was disappointing students who attended her office unannounced today are falling for a Labor/union led scare-campaign. “I would have welcomed the opportunity to talk to these students about the government’s proposed higher education reforms had they requested an appointment,” Senator McKenzie said. “It is a shame this didn’t happen…
Senator Bridget McKenzie and the Australian Science Teachers Association will launch Science ASSIST, a free national science resource, on November 12th at Parliament House, Canberra. Science ASSIST directly addresses a gap in the provision of crucial safety and support information for science teachers and school laboratory technicians, which has been recognised by the Office of…
School-leaver applications for university in 2015 are up by 2 per cent on last year, a figure hailed by Education Minister Christopher Pyne as evidence the Labor and union scare campaign about $100,000 university fees is failing. “Students are still lining up for the benefits and satisfaction of a tertiary education,” Mr Pyne will tell…
Senator McKENZIE (Victoria) (20:50): Here we are re-prosecuting the rhetoric once again, with the Labor Party and the Greens trotting out their familiar lines. The Coalition believes that every child in this nation is entitled to a great education no matter which school they go to or where they live, which is exactly why the…