Bridget McKenzie
Australian politician
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| May 2024 | Publicly criticized Senator Fatima Payman for her comments about Israel during the Israel-Hamas war, calling her remarks 'Absolutely appalling'. |
| May 2024 | Publicly criticized Senator Fatima Payman for her comments about Israel during the Israel-Hamas war, calling her remarks 'Absolutely appalling'. |
| September 5 2023 | Bridget McKenzie was appointed Chair of the Select Committee on Commonwealth Bilateral Air Service Agreements (Qantas Inquiry), focusing on investigating air service agreements and the impact of capacity restrictions on Australian airfares. |
| September 5 2023 | Bridget McKenzie was appointed Chair of the Select Committee on Commonwealth Bilateral Air Service Agreements (Qantas Inquiry), focusing on investigating air service agreements and the impact of capacity restrictions on Australian airfares. |
| May 2022 | McKenzie lost her ministerial positions when the Coalition was defeated in the federal election. |
| May 2022 | McKenzie lost her ministerial positions when the Coalition was defeated in the federal election. |
| July 2021 | After a Nationals leadership spill, Bridget McKenzie was returned to Cabinet and appointed as Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience, Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education. |
| July 2021 | After a Nationals leadership spill, Bridget McKenzie was returned to Cabinet and appointed as Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience, Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education. |
| January 2021 | Reported to be in a relationship with Simon Benson, the national affairs editor for News Corp Australia. |
| January 2021 | Reported to be in a relationship with Simon Benson, the national affairs editor for News Corp Australia. |
| 2020 | Published a biography of Country Party leader John McEwen through Connor Court Publishing, which was launched by journalist Paul Kelly and reviewed by historian Ross Fitzgerald. |
| 2020 | Resigned from cabinet and deputy leader position due to a scandal surrounding the administration of community sporting grants. |
| 2020 | Published a biography of Country Party leader John McEwen through Connor Court Publishing, which was launched by journalist Paul Kelly and reviewed by historian Ross Fitzgerald. |
| 2020 | Resigned from cabinet and deputy leader position due to a scandal surrounding the administration of community sporting grants. |
| July 6 2020 | Federal, NSW and Victorian governments, along with Albury and Wodonga councils, officially signed a statement of intent for the first cross-border Regional Deal, aimed at harmonizing regulatory barriers and driving local growth and productivity between the two cities. |
| July 6 2020 | Federal, NSW and Victorian governments, along with Albury and Wodonga councils, officially signed a statement of intent for the first cross-border Regional Deal, aimed at harmonizing regulatory barriers and driving local growth and productivity between the two cities. |
| February 2 2020 | McKenzie resigned as Minister for Agriculture and Deputy Leader of her party after the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet determined she had breached ministerial code of conduct. |
| February 2 2020 | McKenzie resigned as Minister for Agriculture and Deputy Leader of her party after the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet determined she had breached ministerial code of conduct. |
| January 2020 | McKenzie was accused of pork-barrelling after an auditor-general's report revealed significant irregularities in sports grant allocations, including disproportionate funding to marginal Coalition electorates. |
| January 2020 | McKenzie was accused of pork-barrelling after an auditor-general's report revealed significant irregularities in sports grant allocations, including disproportionate funding to marginal Coalition electorates. |
| January 29 2020 | Morrison attempted to distance himself from the sports grants scandal during a National Press Club meeting, avoiding direct explanation about additional funding approved in March 2019. |
| January 29 2020 | Morrison attempted to distance himself from the sports grants scandal during a National Press Club meeting, avoiding direct explanation about additional funding approved in March 2019. |
| January 22 2020 | Prime Minister Scott Morrison referred the auditor-general's report to the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet after it was revealed McKenzie awarded a $36,000 grant to a regional Victorian shooting club without declaring her membership. |
| January 22 2020 | Prime Minister Scott Morrison referred the auditor-general's report to the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet after it was revealed McKenzie awarded a $36,000 grant to a regional Victorian shooting club without declaring her membership. |
| 2019 | Bridget McKenzie oversaw a $100 million sports grant program leading up to the Australian federal election, which was later found to be administered without appropriate assessment processes. |
| 2019 | After the Coalition retained office, appointed Minister for Agriculture, becoming the first woman to hold this position. |
| 2019 | Appointed as Minister for Agriculture and became the Nationals' Senate leader. |
| 2019 | Bridget McKenzie oversaw a $100 million sports grant program leading up to the Australian federal election, which was later found to be administered without appropriate assessment processes. |
| 2019 | After the Coalition retained office, appointed Minister for Agriculture, becoming the first woman to hold this position. |
| 2019 | Appointed as Minister for Agriculture and became the Nationals' Senate leader. |
| December 2019 | McKenzie introduced Australia's first national Mandatory Dairy Industry Code of Conduct, a key recommendation from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission's 2018 Dairy Inquiry. The code established fair dealing provisions for dairy processors and farmers, including banning retrospective price changes and introducing a dispute resolution process. |
| December 2019 | McKenzie introduced Australia's first national Mandatory Dairy Industry Code of Conduct, a key recommendation from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission's 2018 Dairy Inquiry. The code established fair dealing provisions for dairy processors and farmers, including banning retrospective price changes and introducing a dispute resolution process. |
| December 11 2019 | As Agriculture Minister, McKenzie announced a $66.6 million package to boost Australia's defences against African Swine Fever. The package included deploying 130 additional biosecurity officers, six new detector dogs, and two new 3D x-ray machines at Melbourne and Sydney mail centres to enhance biosecurity screening. |
| December 11 2019 | As Agriculture Minister, McKenzie announced a $66.6 million package to boost Australia's defences against African Swine Fever. The package included deploying 130 additional biosecurity officers, six new detector dogs, and two new 3D x-ray machines at Melbourne and Sydney mail centres to enhance biosecurity screening. |
| September 12 2019 | Bridget McKenzie supported the Australian Senate's passage of the Criminal Code Amendment (Agricultural Protection) Bill 2019, which introduced new offences to protect agricultural land from activist trespass. The bill aimed to criminalize actions by animal activists that interfere with farmers' work and property. |
| September 12 2019 | Bridget McKenzie supported the Australian Senate's passage of the Criminal Code Amendment (Agricultural Protection) Bill 2019, which introduced new offences to protect agricultural land from activist trespass. The bill aimed to criminalize actions by animal activists that interfere with farmers' work and property. |
| March 20 2019 | Bridget McKenzie delivered a historic address to the Australian National Press Club from her hometown of Wodonga, announcing a pilot Regional Deal for Albury-Wodonga. This was the first nationally broadcast address hosted outside a capital city, focusing on the economic potential of regional Australia. |
| March 20 2019 | Bridget McKenzie delivered a historic address to the Australian National Press Club from her hometown of Wodonga, announcing a pilot Regional Deal for Albury-Wodonga. This was the first nationally broadcast address hosted outside a capital city, focusing on the economic potential of regional Australia. |
| 2018 | McKenzie relocated her electorate office from Bendigo to Wodonga, a move that cost taxpayers over $500,000 and sparked speculation about potential political intentions in the Indi electorate. |
| 2018 | McKenzie relocated her electorate office from Bendigo to Wodonga, a move that cost taxpayers over $500,000 and sparked speculation about potential political intentions in the Indi electorate. |
| August 2018 | Appointed Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government and retained the sport portfolio under Prime Minister Scott Morrison. |
| August 2018 | Appointed Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government and retained the sport portfolio under Prime Minister Scott Morrison. |
| 2017 | Appointed to multiple ministerial roles: Minister for Rural Health, Minister for Sport, and Minister for Regional Communications. |
| 2017 | Appointed to multiple ministerial roles: Minister for Rural Health, Minister for Sport, and Minister for Regional Communications. |
| December 2017 | Elected deputy leader to Barnaby Joyce, replacing Fiona Nash after her disqualification from parliament due to dual citizenship. |
| December 2017 | Elected deputy leader to Barnaby Joyce, replacing Fiona Nash after her disqualification from parliament due to dual citizenship. |
| February 2017 | McKenzie traveled to Sydney to speak at a Shooting Australia awards ceremony, a trip controversially claimed as 'electorate business' despite being outside her represented state. |
| February 2017 | McKenzie traveled to Sydney to speak at a Shooting Australia awards ceremony, a trip controversially claimed as 'electorate business' despite being outside her represented state. |
| September 2014 | McKenzie took a weekend trip to the Gold Coast, which was later accused of being an improper use of parliamentary travel entitlements. |
| September 2014 | McKenzie took a weekend trip to the Gold Coast, which was later accused of being an improper use of parliamentary travel entitlements. |
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