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The Great LNP Vanishing Act – When the Going Gets Tough, They Get Going…
Monday, 21 Oct, 2024
In April this year, the ALP and LNP joined forces to sign Queensland up for higher electricity costs by voting for a 75% emissions reduction target by 2035—all in the name of achieving net zero. Today, Queenslanders are seeing the consequences in the form of skyrocketing power bills.
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Katter challenges candidates on MIM Bill
Friday, 18 Oct, 2024
As Mount Isa stands on the brink of the looming closure of the copper mine and the 1,200 jobs at stake, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Member for Traeger, Robbie Katter, is turning up the heat calling out the candidates for the Brisbane-based major parties, demanding they reveal their stance on the KAP’s Mount Isa Mining (MIM) Bill.
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Dametto Slams Major Parties for Failing Regional Patients, Calls for PTSS Radius to be Reduced
Friday, 18 Oct, 2024
Both major parties are under fire for failing to commit to expand the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) ahead of next week’s state election. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto criticised their inaction, pointing out that while ambulance ramping dominates headlines, rural and remote patients are struggling to access specialist care due to inadequate travel support.
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50 years late, Charters Towers, Townsville can’t wait a day longer – Katter
Thursday, 17 Oct, 2024
It’s disgraceful that Charters Towers last built a new hospital 50 years ago – it’s well past overdue, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Member for Traeger Robbie Katter has said. The KAP Leader was in Townsville to support Townsville Enterprise Limited’s (TEL) ‘Unlocking the North’ priorities, which outlines their support for the redevelopment of the […]
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Scrambling LNP adopts KAP policy – again!
Thursday, 17 Oct, 2024
The LNP have today acknowledged the KAP’s ‘Send ‘em Bush’ policy is the only way tackle youth crime, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader, and Member for Traeger, Robbie Katter has said.
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Dametto Commits to Fixing North Townsville Intersection Cluster
Thursday, 17 Oct, 2024
Member for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto, has committed to doing everything possible to see through the upgrades to the Woolcock Street and Bruce Highway intersections at Burdell and Deeragun, as residents in Townsville’s northern suburbs continue to battle gridlock along the notorious section of road.
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