$60bn farm sector employs 1.6 million Australians in cities and regions Agriculture set to generate $100bn in income per year by 2030 Farm produce earns 1 in 7 dollars of Australia’s export income Victorian farmers “punching above their weight” Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said the inaugural Agriculture and Related Industries Day – observed today – was a “brilliant opportunity”…
Members of the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee met in Bendigo today as part of a number of Inquiries into the impact of Defence’s training activities and facilities on rural and regional communities. The Committee has already held hearings in Port Augusta, Rockhampton, Townsville, Darwin and Katherine. Committee Deputy Chair, Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie said the Inquiry…
The positive impact of lower tariff barriers and opportunities for local Australian businesses to supply the markets of South East Asia were key issues under discussion at a seminar with North Asia during a seminar in Tamworth today. Nationals Senator for Victoria and Chair of the Trade Sub Committee of the Joint Standing Committee on…
National’s Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie today welcomed changes at the ABC which will bring a new emphasis on regional and local content. “The new internal structure of ABC creative teams will reduce overlap between abc staff covering the same issue for multiple programs and platforms. “i am particularly delighted that one of the main…
Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie today applauded the release of the Hammond Report into Cooperatives, Mutuals and Member-owned Firms and the Government’s agreement to each of its 11 recommendations. Speaking at the release of the report in Sydney with Treasurer Scott Morrison, Senator McKenzie said the report and the government’s action provides the certainty…
Nationals Senator for Victoria and Chair of the Senate Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Sub Committee, Bridget McKenzie said talks in Sydney have reaffirmed the importance of trade between Australia and the European Union. Senator McKenzie said two-way trade between Australia and the European Union is worth $98 billion dollars while…
Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie today welcomed new legislative reforms to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Act introduced in the Senate. “These are great news for regional areas as they enhance the ABC’s commitment to rural and regional Australia and require its news services to be fair and balanced. “The Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment…
Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie said today the new national energy guarantee package announced by the Government today will give significant relief to high electricity users in Victoria. “Dairy farmers have told me of the increasing strain they are experiencing through ther increasing cost of electricity used to operate their farms and particularly irrigation.…
Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said she is delighted at the turnout in Bendigo today for a forum as part of an independent review into regional, rural and remote education in Australia. “It was great to have the depth of discussion at the Capital Theatre on a range of issues relative to education in…
A new study into decentralisation, commissioned by the Page Research Centre, has found a shortage of detailed research into decentralisation and the most effective methods used to attract people to move from the capital cities into regional areas. Conducted by the Hugo Centre for Migration and Population Research at the University of Adelaide, the study…