SENATOR Bridget McKenzie has welcomed her new role as whip of the Nationals Party for the Senate. The party whip is a member of parliament who is elected by their party to take on the role of team manager. See your ad hereEach party has whips who work in the House of Representatives or the…
LAST week we saw the Labor opposition selectively highlight demographics in an attempt to measure how representative the Abbott-Truss government is. But this does not serve to inform the public of anything substantial. The commentary has focused on the lack of women in the Abbott-Truss ministry. But in terms of outcomes, gender is less important…
Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie has hit out at Lisa Chesters and Greg Bickley for paying lip service to the need to support local jobs. Senator McKenzie said the candidates for both major parties had repeatedly cited jobs as a key priority, but actions spoke louder than words. The How-To-Vote cards of both candidates…
NATIONALS Senator Bridget McKenzie has taken aim at Liberal candidate Greg Bickley for “paying lip service” to Bendigo jobs. Senator McKenzie’s outburst is another indication the Nationals intend to play hard-ball with their Coalition partner should it win on Saturday. The Bendigo-based Victorian Senator said front running candidates for both major parties had repeatedly…
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 …