TRANSCRIPT: INTERVIEW WITH RICH SPENCE 2LF 21 MAY 2025

Subjects: Election, Coalition Split, Drought, Energy E&OE STARTS: 8.09AM ENDS: 8:26AM RICH SPENCE Good morning. Yes, Rich Spence with you for the breakfast crunch. It’s 10 minutes past 8. Take care of yourself if you’re out about on the road, school zones have kicked in as of 8am. Well, let’s get to it. So May 3rd Federal Election saw Labor Albanese Government re-elected, with some key candidates from other parties losing their seats, […]
Statement regarding new shadow ministry

As I step down from the Coalition frontbench, I reflect with gratitude on the past three years serving as Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific. This role has been amongst the most rewarding of my Parliamentary career, offering opportunities to forge meaningful partnerships and advocate for our Pacific neighbours. A particular focus of […]
TRANSCRIPT: INTERVIEW WITH RACHEL HOLDSWORTH ABC RADIO RIVERINA 25 MAY 25

Subjects: Coalition break-up E&OE STARTS 11.00am ENDS 11.11am RACHEL HOLDSWORTH Alright, just recording now. I’ll just grab your first name last name and position please. MICHAEL McCORMACK Michael McCormack, Federal Member for Riverina. RACHEL HOLDSWORTH Now, Michael, were talking about something that was brought up on Friday by Barnaby Joyce, he’s backing you to be the Leader of the Nationals, I mean, what was your reaction hearing […]
TRANSCRIPT: SKY NEWS WITHH CALEB BOND 25 MAY 2025

Subjects: Coalition Split E&OE STARTS: 8:15 PM CALEB BOND Now, let’s talk to someone who was apparently involved in the talks to get the Liberals and Nationals back together. I’m joined again by Nationals’ MP Michael McCormack. Michael, we spoke to each other on Tuesday. I don’t think we were expecting to speak to […]
TRANSCRIPT: LIVE COALITION SPLIT WITH PAUL MURRAY, 25 MAY 2025

Subjects: Coalition Split E&OE STARTS: 9:21pm PAUL MURRAY Skip to the National Party and its decision to step away from the Liberal Party, the Coalition is of course in tatters. A person who knows what it’s like to be in a leadership position of the Coalition is of course the former Deputy Prime minister, […]
TRANSCRIPT: INTERVIEW 7 NEWS JOSH MARTIN 24 May 25

Subjects: Coalition break-up E&OE STARTS 11.48am Ends Noon JOSH MARTIN Are you good to start, Michael? MICHAEL McCORMACK Yep. JOSH MARTIN I guess of the last two weeks, what’s disappointed you most about how things have played out? MICHAEL McCORMACK I think from the public’s perspective, they would have looked on and seen how messy it was. […]
TRANSCRIPT: DROUGHT PRESSER WITH TONY CLOUGH, 25 May 2025 – WINDERMERE, WANTABADGERY

Subjects: Southern NSW Drought E&OE STARTS: 10:54am INTERVIEWER Dugald Saunders, Leader of the New South Wales Nationals, joined here by Tony Clough, property owner, Michael McCormack, Federal Member for Riverina, and Peter Cabot, President of Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association. DUGALD SAUNDERS So, look, we’re here today really to start, putting a […]
TRANSCRIPT: ABC CANBERRA with Ross Solly

TRANSCRIPT: ABC CANBERRA with Ross Solly Subjects: Coalition negotiations E&OE STARTS: 8.46am Ross SOLLY The Liberal and National Party, announcing early this week that they were going their separate ways but now talks have broken out. The peace pipe has been passed around. Michael McCormack I don’t know if enough people have had a toke […]
TRANSCRIPT: WIN NEWS CANBERRA COREY SINCLAIR, 22 MAY 2025

Subjects: Coalition Split E&OE STARTS: 11:16am COREY SINCLAIR Obviously, I know it, but could I get your name and title? MICHAEL McCORMACK Michael McCormack, Federal Member for Riverina. COREY SINCLAIR No worries. How are you feeling three days out from the Coalition split? MICHAEL McCORMACK A little bruised, but look, I’m […]
TRANSCRIPT: SOUNDS OF THE MOUNTAINS WITH DAVID EISENHAUER, 22 MAY 2025

E&OE STARTS 8:38am DAVID EISENHAUER Twenty-three to eight on this Thursday morning. And nice to see a little bit of rain around the region, in parts, as we mentioned, Batlow and Tumba, and through the Upper Murray, where we‘re broadcasting, still to come, but the bureau does say we’re seeing some. But it’s something […]