Ms McKENZIE (Flinders) (13:51): Last week my electorate lost $300 million in the government’s infrastructure review. It’s indicative of how hopeless this Labor government is at managing the Australian economy, looking after taxpayers’ money and, indeed, the simple things like being able to count, given it took 200 days to complete a 90-day review. Flinders lost…
DetailsIn a devastating blow to critical infrastructure on the Mornington Peninsula, the Federal Labor Government has ripped out over $300 million and cancelled the Jetty Road Overpass and noise barriers along the Mornington Peninsula Freeway and cancelled the Frankston to Baxter rail upgrade. Federal MP for Flinders, Zoe McKenzie, said it was a disgrace that…
DetailsMs McKENZIE (Flinders) (18:38): Payday for the Australian union movement has finally come, and what a golden pot of power this bill, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023, bestows on them. This bill has been called radical, extreme, interventionist, heavy-handed, costly, complex and economically damaging, and rightly so. The recently departed CEO of…
DetailsWINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2023 FLINDERS CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION Constituents of Flinders were asked to submit their best snaps of the Mornington Peninsula for Zoe McKenzie MP’s 2023 Christmas Card Competition. In addition to photo’s, Ms McKenzie also asked local school students to submit a drawing in the theme of ‘Surfing Santa’. After a period of…
DetailsI was recently appointed to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security which oversees Australia’s intelligence agencies, reviews national security bills, and conducts regular statutory reviews into the nation’s security legislation. This appointment is in addition to my committee roles in Communications; Employment, Education Training; and Environment and Climate Change. This is a huge…
DetailsThursday 14 September 2023 Thank you Professor Saunders for that kind welcome. I welcome you all to the Australian Parliament, the place where we do our best to tackle societal problems and build prosperity in all aspects of public policy. I recognise my colleagues in the room, the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, Sussan…
DetailsZoe McKenzie MP Federal Member for Flinders MEDIA RELEASE 19 May 2023 Peninsula Projects Underway There were soggy sod turnings in the last seven days at two major Peninsula projects in Mornington and Rosebud. The Alexandra Park Pavilion and the Southern Peninsula Youth Hub are now underway with official sod turnings having taken…
DetailsThe National Centre for Coasts, Environment and Climate (NCCEC) at Point Nepean is back on track with a joint funding arrangement reached between Monash University and the University of Melbourne to fill the funding deficit after the Albanese Labor Government ripped $8million out of the project last year. Federal Member for Flinders, Zoe McKenzie MP,…
DetailsExpressions of interest (EOI) are now open for the Stronger Communities Program! Grants of between $2,500 and $20,000 are available to eligible organisations for small capital works projects. In the past, organisations in Flinders have used this program to fund projects such as, resurfacing sports fields, upgrades to community facilities, new playing or office equipment,…
DetailsFor an Australian who had never been to a COP meeting – the world climate summit – the whole experience comes as a bit of a shock. Here at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, surrounded by the full spectrum of political views, it is hard to understand how climate change and decarbonisation have become such a…
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