ANZAC Day 2013

Ninety eight years on from the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops on the beaches of Gallipoli, our community will pause this ANZAC Day to reflect on the meaning of service and sacrifice. Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie said ANZAC Day was Australia’s annual opportunity to pay tribute to those who served, and…

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University funding

States will address the PM’s ultimatum on education funding today. The new funding model must deliver educational parity for 1 million students attending schools in regional Australia, 660,000 of them in state schools.   The Government’s commitment to regional education has been inconsistent and this week contradictory.   The inability of the ALP to add…

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Senator McKenzie welcomes Martin Corboy

Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie has congratulated Martin Corboy on his endorsement as The Nationals Victorian lead Senate candidate for the upcoming federal election mooted for September. Martin Corboy is regional Victorian born and bred having been Raised in Warrnambool and Bendigo, he currently lives in Oxley with his wife Annelisa and children. The…

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More evidence of regional shortfalls in Federal Labor’s new media reforms

Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie has again questioned the Federal Labor Government’s new media reforms and their ability to ensure local news for regional and rural areas. In today’s Senate Committees Hearing into the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2013, and related bills, Senator McKenzie reiterated her stance on local news content. “Any legislation that…

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