22 SEPTEMBER 2023 – MEDIA RELEASE – QANTAS APOLOGY WELCOME BUT LACK OF COMPETITION IS THE REAL ISSUE 

SENATOR THE HON BRIDGET MCKENZIE   SHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT  LEADER OF THE NATIONALS IN THE SENATE   22 September 2023  Media Release    QANTAS APOLOGY WELCOME BUT LACK OF COMPETITION IS THE REAL ISSUE    Today’s apology from the new Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson that the airline had taken for granted…

13 SEPTEMBER 2023 – JOINT MEDIA RELEASE – PARA-ATHLETES UNDERMINED, COMMUNITIES IGNORED  – GAMES SENATE INQUIRY INTERIM REPORT 

Senator the Hon Bridget McKenzie  Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Leader of The Nationals in the Senate Senator for Victoria    Senator the Hon Anne Ruston   Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care  Shadow Minister for Sport   Senator for South Australia     Senator the Hon Matthew Canavan  Chair of Rural and Regional…

13 SEPTEMBER 2023 – MEDIA RELEASE – KING OF DELAYS AVOIDS QATAR AIRWAYS SCRUTINY 

SENATOR THE HON BRIDGET MCKENZIE   SHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT  LEADER OF THE NATIONALS IN THE SENATE   13 September 2023  Media Release    KING OF DELAYS AVOIDS QATAR AIRWAYS SCRUTINY    The Albanese Government continues its delay tactics and disrespect of the Senate by seeking to avoid Parliamentary scrutiny of Transport…

MEDIA RELEASE – 12 SEPTEMBER 2023 – ALBANESE GOVERNMENT’S QATAR AIRWAYS COVER UP CONTINUES 

SENATOR THE HON BRIDGET MCKENZIE   SHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT  LEADER OF THE NATIONALS IN THE SENATE  12 September 2023   MEDIA RELEASE   ALBANESE GOVERNMENT’S QATAR AIRWAYS COVER UP CONTINUES  The cover up continues over the Albanese Government’s decision to block Qatar Airways request for additional flights.   Last week, the Senate ordered…

10 SEPTEMBER 2023 – MEDIA RELEASE – NATIONALS VOTE FOR ANSWERS ON QATAR DECISION 

SENATOR THE HON BRIDGET MCKENZIE   SHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT  LEADER OF THE NATIONALS IN THE SENATE  MEDIA RELEASE  10 September 2023  NATIONALS VOTE FOR ANSWERS ON QATAR DECISION  The Federal Nationals Conference unanimously voted to urge greater transparency of the Federal Labor Government regarding their decision to restrict the expansion of…

7 SEPTEMBER 2023 – MEDIA RELEASE – ALBANESE’S PROTECTION RACKET TO BE EXAMINED

 SENATOR THE HON BRIDGET MCKENZIE   SHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT  LEADER OF THE NATIONALS IN THE SENATE     7 September 2023   STATEMENT  ALBANESE’S PROTECTION RACKET TO BE EXAMINED Today is a win for the Australian travelling public.   Labor failed at an attempt in the Senate to muzzle the newly established inquiry into…

5 SEPTEMBER 2023 – MEDIA RELEASE – SELECT COMMITTEE ON COMMONWEALTH BILATERAL AIRSERVICE AGREEMENTS 

 SENATOR THE HON BRIDGET MCKENZIE  SHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEADER OF THE NATIONALS IN THE SENATE   5 September 2023  MEDIA STATEMENT   SELECT COMMITTEE ON COMMONWEALTH BILATERAL AIRSERVICE AGREEMENTS   Today the Senate voted for the Coalition’s proposal to establish a special inquiry into the circumstances of the Albanese Government’s…

Australian Travel Agents Co-Operative Future Focus Conference – Speech – 20 October 2023

Australian Travel Agents Co-Operative Future Focus Conference Speech National Press Club, Canberra 20 October 2023 Good morning everyone. It’s fantastic to have you here and after a really busy sitting week, to actually be with people that run small businesses that live in small towns and suburbs right across our great country, that you come…