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Senate Endorses Nationals Campaign Highlighting Impacts Of State Border Closures On Rural And Regional Communities

Media ReleasesTuesday, 25 August 2020

The Nationals Senate team welcomes today’s Senate vote acknowledging border travel restrictions imposed by state and territory governments have negatively impacted the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of regional Australians who live and work across border communities. The Senate today voted 27-22 in support of a Nationals Motion which urgently called on state…

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Aug252020

Nationals call for consistent approach to Borders

In The News, Media ReleasesMonday, 24 August 2020

A nationally consistent approach to border closures and quarantine processes is vital in allowing regional and rural communities to function, as we continue to navigate our way through the Covid-19 pandemic. The call comes on the back of an announcement by the Queensland Government that will see exemptions for farmers and agriculture workers to cross…

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Aug242020

McEwen’s legacy deserves to be celebrated for all country people

In The News, Media Coverage, OpinionMonday, 24 August 2020

Here’s my piece which appeared in the Canberra Times McEwen’s legacy deserves to be celebrated for all country people THERE was an attempt to cancel Black Jack this week. But don’t worry James Packer, your casinos are safe for now. I’m talking about Sir John “Black Jack” McEwen, Australia’s 18th prime minister. This is the…

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Aug242020

National Cabinet Must Develop A National Approach To Border Closures And Quarantine Protocols

Media ReleasesFriday, 21 August 2020

Wodonga-based Nationals Senate Leader Bridget McKenzie is calling on National Cabinet to deliver a nationally consistent approach to border closures and quarantine processes. While state leaders are engaged in a political game of one-upmanship regional communities, hundreds of kilometres from COVID-19 hotspots, are being torn apart. Protecting the health of the Australian community is the…

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Deputy Premier’s commitment for Cross Border re-set a significant step forward

In The News, Media ReleasesThursday, 20 August 2020

Wodonga-based Nationals Senate Leader Bridget McKenzie says the call by NSW Nationals Leader and Deputy Premier John Barilaro for the border permit system to be dismantled is right. The Nationals are putting rural and regional communities first. “Like Barra today, The Nationals have been very vocal in our calls for a practical approach to allow…

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Premiers Must Show Leadership On COVID Border Crisis

Media ReleasesThursday, 13 August 2020

Nationals Senate Leader and Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie says state government border closures are impacting food production and need to be addressed in days not weeks. “On behalf of regional communities, I call on Liberal and Labor Premiers to intervene. To work with both their state Agriculture Ministers and their Health Ministers to ensure…

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Aug132020

Heavy vehicle safety funding boost for Wodonga

Media ReleasesFriday, 7 August 2020

The Wodonga Institute of TAFE has been granted $235,760 under Round 5 of the Australian Government’s Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative for a new project aimed at saving lives and reducing road trauma. Nationals Senate Leader and Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said the money would kick-start the TAFE’s Multi-media Advanced Emergency Braking (AEB) project to…

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Murray–Darling Basin Water Markets Inquiry Interim Report

Media ReleasesThursday, 30 July 2020

The ACCC Water Market Inquiry Interim report makes it clear, over 542 pages, the current water market in the Murray Darling Basin is not working for irrigated agriculture or our communities. The report justifies and vindicates what irrigators have been saying for many years. Concerns highlighted in the report are not new to those of…

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Jul302020

Better Water Market Information And Transparency Needed For Water Users

Media ReleasesWednesday, 29 July 2020

Better water market information and transparency will go a long way to improve the plight of water users in the Southern Murray-Darling Basin after years of uncertainty and frustration. Nationals Senate Leader Bridget McKenzie, NSW Senator Perin Davey, and Member for Mallee Anne Webster MP, said water users across the basin need better information and…

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Jul292020

Inland Rail supporting Victoria’s Future Supply Chains

In The News, Media ReleasesMonday, 27 July 2020

A new study has identified investment opportunities in Victoria’s agricultural, manufacturing, freight and logistic sectors arising from the operation of the Inland Rail. The biggest winners will be food processing, transport logistics and manufacturing facilities – a welcome boost to the future of Victoria’s economy. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional…

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Jul272020