The Australian Government will provide $500,000 to drought affected Victorian councils for projects to control rabbit and weed infestations on country roadsides, in line with its commitment under the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper. Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce, and Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, said the Australian Government would top-up the…
DetailsPic source: techworld.com.au Senator McKENZIE (Victoria) (18:32): I am incredibly pleased with our government's enlightened approach to innovation and look forward to contributing to facilitate a variety of policy directions for technology and regional Australia. Contrary to the belief that politicians are using the recent focus on innovation in government to define themselves as a…
DetailsPic source: www.mixx1063.com.au Senator McKENZIE (Victoria) (18:22): I rise to speak to the report of the Environment and Communications References Committee on the regulation of the fin-fish aquaculture industry in Tasmania. I note Greens Senator Whish-Wilson's dissenting report and, in particular, I note that on page 137 it states that the Australian Greens believe that…
DetailsPic source: wcbf.com.au Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie says the Greens are misleading western Victorian farmers and communities over its stance on coal seam gas farming. She questioned why the Greens are not preferencing the Nationals in the Polwarth by-election which supports its position that farmers have the right to refuse CSG mining on…
DetailsPic source: coag.gov.au Senator McKENZIE (Victoria) (16:14): I rise today as Deputy Chair of the Education and Employment References Committee to speak on its report Getting our money's worth: the operation, regulation and funding of private vocational education and training (VET) providers in Australia. If only the students of Australia could get their money's worth.…
DetailsPic source: Liberal Party Senator McKENZIE (Victoria) (16:56): I also rise today to speak on the matter of public importance—and it is a matter of public importance, especially for those of us out in regional Australia—about regional jobs. This is about how we can actually get more young people in particular employed right across regional…
DetailsPic source: namag.com.au Farmers and agribusiness learned how they can directly benefit from major trade agreements in North Asia and the Asia-Pacific at seminars hosted by Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie during the Elmore Field Days. The seminars included an address by the Assistant Minister for Trade and Investment, Senator Richard Colbeck, followed by an interactive…
DetailsPic source: Sporting Shooters Association of Australia Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, called on Labor to allow the National Firearms Agreement review to take place without stirring up unnecessary hysteria. Senator McKenzie dismissed calls by Labor's justice spokeperson, Graham Perrett, to ban the importation of a new Adler lever-action firearm that meets current requirements.…
DetailsAssistant Minister for Defence Darren Chester has welcomed today’s announcement the Australian Government will buy 1100 Bendigo-built Hawkei protected vehicles and over 1000 trailers. Mr Chester said the $1.3 billion Project LAND 121 Phase 4 contract would provide a much-welcomed boost to regional employment. He said it would also promote confidence throughout regional Australia by…
DetailsApplications for grant funding are now open for Round 2 of the Coalition Government’s Rural Research and Development (R&D) for Profit Program. Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce, and Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, said up to $50 million in funding was available under Round 2 of the program to deliver R&D projects…
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