Victorian Nationals are united in their fight for fairer water policy for our farming communities, today calling for the Murray-Darling Basin Authority to be split and scrapping the Basin Plan’s 450 gigalitres of “up water”. Victorian Nationals Damian Drum, the Federal Member for Nicholls, Anne Webster, the Federal Member for Mallee, Senator for Victoria Bridget…
DetailsThe skills and training needs of industry and business in the regions will be top of mind of the new National Skills Commission with legislation passed in the Senate. The National Party this week moved an amendment to the National Skills Commissioner Bill 2020 ensuring specific focus on regions including improved access, opportunity, skills development…
DetailsThe Nationals Senate team has publicly backed Australia’s world-leading live animal export industry. Today in the Senate, The Nationals supported a motion calling on the Federal Government to rule out appealing the recent Federal Court decision which found the Gillard Labor Government’s 2011 decision to ban live exports was invalid. “It was The National Party…
DetailsNationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie welcomes confirmation Wangaratta has been included in an expansion of the Australian Government’s Prostate Cancer Nurses Program. “So many Australian men and their families have had their lives turned upside down by prostate cancer, so I’m very pleased men in Indi and the North East will have the support…
Details• Improvements to FHA access and support commence today • These changes continue the FHA reforms underway since the 2018 FHA Review • FHA reforms will be complete on 1 July 2020 when the Business Income Reconciliation process is removed Further new measures to the Farm Household Allowance (FHA) are now in place, making it…
DetailsThe Nationals Senate team has condemned the Greens for failing to back Australian agriculture and our world-leading live animal export industry. In opposing a Nationals motion backing Australia’s commitment and support for the $1.7 billion live animal export trade, The Greens thumbed their nose at the thousands of rural and regional Australians who rely on…
DetailsEnough is enough. Victorian Nationals stand united to fight for the right of Victorian irrigation communities to access sustainable and affordable water, to prevent further devastating social and economic impacts. In a powerful joint statement, Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, Nationals Member for Nicholls, Damian Drum, Nationals Member for Mallee, Anne Webster, and Victorian…
DetailsMore Indi seniors will have better opportunities to stay connected thanks to two new Federal Government initiatives to prevent loneliness and social isolation under a $6 million communications package. “Almost 21 per cent of residents in the Indi community are over 65 and many Australians in this age group are not always confident using digital…
DetailsThe banking watchdog has confirmed banks have no lawful grounds to discriminate against licenced firearm traders. Nationals Senate Leader Bridget McKenzie questioned the banking regulator Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) through senate estimates following cases where banks have denied loans to licenced and law-abiding firearm businesses. “There have been a number of discriminatory lending practices…
DetailsThe Federal Government is investing more than $5 million – including $308,250 in Indi – to help equip farmers with new skills and knowledge to improve sustainability and their bottom line. Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie welcomed the announcement, saying Victorian farmers have always been early adopters of new technologies. “These recently funded projects…
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