Senator McKENZIE (Victoria) (01:36): It gives me great pleasure to rise tonight to participate in the adjournment debate. This fortnight, government senators have worked very hard to demonstrate to the public the co-dependent relationship between the ALP opposition and the union movement. We have hoped to highlight the abuse of the rule of law, of…
DetailsI rise very proudly tonight to speak to the Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014. I also rise to speak as the chair of the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee. We conducted a very comprehensive inquiry into this piece of legislation. There were over 169 submissions and four days of hearings, and…
DetailsThe Chair of the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee, Senator Bridget McKenzie, has presented to parliament a report supporting the Coalition Government’s proposed higher education reforms. The committee’s report is the result of extensive consultation and hearings involving a wide range of mostly higher education stakeholders including students. It focuses on the impact on…
DetailsThe Federal Parliament on Thursday heard shocking evidence of intimidating and threatening behaviour by Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) officials, according to testimony given by Fair Work Building Commission (FWBC) to the Senate Education and Employment Committee. “The evidence provided by the building watchdog’s director Nigel Hadgkiss stunned the committee,” chair Senator McKenzie…
DetailsNationals Senator Bridget McKenzie is encouraging communities in the Ballarat electorate to apply for funding under the Abbott-Truss Government’s $1 billion National Stronger Regions Fund which is now open to applications. The new Fund will target projects that deliver priority economic development and small scale community infrastructure at the local level. “This is a huge…
DetailsNationals Senator Bridget McKenzie is encouraging communities in the Bendigo electorate to apply for funding under the Abbott-Truss Government’s $1 billion National Stronger Regions Fund which is now open to applications. The new Fund will target projects that deliver priority economic development and small scale community infrastructure at the local level. “This is a huge…
DetailsNationals Senator Bridget McKenzie is encouraging communities in the Indi electorate to apply for funding under the Abbott-Truss Government’s $1 billion National Stronger Regions Fund which is now open to applications. The new Fund will target projects that deliver priority economic development and small scale community infrastructure at the local level. “This is a huge…
DetailsNationals Senator Bridget McKenzie is encouraging communities in the McEwen electorate to apply for funding under the Abbott-Truss Government’s $1 billion National Stronger Regions Fund which is now open to applications. The new Fund will target projects that deliver priority economic development and small scale community infrastructure at the local level. “This is a huge…
DetailsNationals Senator Bridget McKenzie is encouraging communities in the Murray electorate to apply for funding under the Abbott-Truss Government’s $1 billion National Stronger Regions Fund which is now open to applications. The new Fund will target projects that deliver priority economic development and small scale community infrastructure at the local level. “This is a huge…
DetailsNationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, said councils in the Murray electorate will soon receive more than $8 million for local road construction and street repairs as part of the $2.1 billion Roads to Recovery program. “The Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development and Nationals Leader, Warren Truss, is writing to all councils advising them…
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