Shadow minister for Regional Communications, Luke Hartsuykey MP was in Mildura today to meet with businesses and community leaders and discuss what the Coalition’s NBN plan will mean for Mildura. Luke Hartsuyker was joined by Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie and Nationals candidate for Mallee, Andrew Broad. Mr Hartsuyker said meeting with locals had…
DetailsStates 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…
DetailsInspired by Bendigo’s successful youth week celebrations, Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie will host a round table forum on May 21 for the young people of Bendigo. This is a chance for them to voice their opinions on issues that affect them, in the lead up to the September 2013 election. “It was fantastic…
DetailsNationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie has congratulated Andrew Broad on his selection as the Nationals candidate for Mallee in the upcoming federal election. Andrew Broad has properties in Bridgewater and Swan Hill and was selected as the Nationals Candidate for Mallee yesterday from a strong field. He is a primary producer and the former…
DetailsNationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie says the news that the Federal Government has back flipped and abandoned its plans to remove the 75 per cent reach rule for television broadcasters is another sign of the dysfunction and chaos that has characterised Prime Minister Gillard and her team. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy conceded yesterday that…
DetailsBridget McKenzie, Bendigo based Nationals Senator for Victoria, says Labor must rule out making any retrospective changes to superannuation. “We can’t allow Julia Gillard to raid the individual retirement savings of residents in Bendigo as a way of trying to cover up her budget black hole”, Senator McKenzie said. “As Simon Crean has said, Labor…
DetailsNationals 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…
DetailsNationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie questioned Senator Conroy three times in the Senate today, on the media reforms in front of the Senate. Senator McKenzie asked Senator Conroy if regional news would be at risk if the 75 per cent audience reach rule was abolished for television broadcasters. Senator Conroy refused to provide an…
DetailsNationals 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…
DetailsThe Federal Labor Government’s proposed media reforms, which were introduced to the Parliament today, threaten regional television broadcasters. The proposed abolition of the 75 per cent rule, which prohibits a regional television broadcaster from merging with a metropolitan based broadcaster, would allow national media giants to take over regional networks. If this goes ahead there…
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