NATIONALS Senator Bridget McKenzie says Australia needs safeguards against the dumping of cheap imported fruit. Ms McKenzie said under the World Trade Organisation agreement, safeguard measures could be applied to prevent serious and ongoing harm to industry. She has made submissions to the Productivity Commission’s inquiries into the matter. ”In a free trade environment, dumping…
YOUNG Bendigo women were encouraged to continue to push for change during yesterday’s Women Showing the Way Forum. The annual event was officially opened by Bendigo-based Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie who addressed student participants from schools around Bendigo. “We’re lucky here in Bendigo that so many successful women are in business, education and politics,” she…
THE last sitting week of the 43rd Australian Parliament was a shambolic disaster. The Nationals’ Senator Bridget McKenzie told The Star recently 55 pieces of legislation were “guillotined” through because the Labor Party had been far more focused on its internal machinations instead of the passage of legislation. Senator McKenzie said the important Gonskilegislation relating…
VICTORIAN Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie remains dissatisfied with ongoing delays in delivering the federal government’s Farm Finance package to struggling primary producers. During a heated Senate debate on Wednesday, Senator McKenzie attacked federal Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig demanding he explain why the government was profiteering from the farm assistance package. In late April, Minister Ludwig…
As the school year begins, many parents will be purchasing internet enabled devices to help their children access information as part of their learning. Many schools will also be providing laptops and these will arrive home with the children this week. This Tuesday is International Safer Internet Day, with the event adopting a theme of…
The heat has been turned up once again on the Federal Government to provide much needed financial support to flood affected farmers in the Joel South region. Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, has echoed previous calls for support from politicians at both state and federal level and has condemned the Gillard Government for failing…
THE current model used to attract and retain doctors in regional areas, including Gippsland, is flawed and should be replaced, according to a Senate Committee Report just released. Past weeks have seen the emergence of various reports, aimed at highlighting the challenges of luring medical specialists to regional and rural areas. A University of Melbourne…
MICK Frawley is angry. Worried his industry and livelihood are in danger, he wants action to stop New Zealand spud imports. He and other irate potato growers and politicians rallied at his farm at Bungaree, near Ballarat, last week against plans to import whole, fresh potatoes that may be infested with the devastating tomato-potato psyllid…
FURIOUS potato growers and politicians banded together in Ballarat today and rallied against plans for New Zealand potato imports Nationals senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie and member for western Victoria David O’Brien met with about 30 growers at potato farmer Mick Frawley’s farm in Bungaree. The group slammed the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry…
THE GEELONG region risks missing an opportunity to export food through Avalon Airport, according to a senator. Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said lack of awareness about a national food plan could leave locals excluded. Sen McKenzie urged businesses involved in the food sector to make submissions to the Federal Government plan. She said…
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