Bridget McKenzie

Bridget McKenzie is a Nationals Senator and currently serves as the Shadow Minister for Infrastructure. She has recently been in the news due to several events highlighting internal tensions within the Coalition and the Nationals party. McKenzie, along with Ross Cadell, defied Coalition colleagues by crossing the floor in parliament on a migration motion, and again on a hate speech vote, challenging the authority of Sussan Ley and then-Nationals leader David Littleproud. Her actions, along with others, contributed to a perceived chaotic decline within the Nationals, culminating in Littleproud's resignation and Matt Canavan's subsequent election as leader. McKenzie's recent statement regarding gun control in the wake of the Bondi tragedy, where she opposed taking guns from "law-abiding citizens", further underscores her prominent role in current political debates.