Statement from Robbie Katter MP – Updated Atkinson Report
The updated Atkinson Report into youth crime in Queensland was released late last night and proves to Queenslanders what we have known all along.
Value add: Two key projects which could boost QLD’s new ‘super hub’
WHILE Kennedy MP Bob Katter remains sceptical about Queensland’s transition and the reliance on renewable energy, he welcomed parts of the Premier’s announcement for a new “super hub” near Hughenden, west of Townsville.
Premier Doubles Down on HIPCo Progression
The North West region can still hold high hopes for the continued progression of the Hughenden Irrigation Project (HIPCo) following recent comments made by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
Premier’s ‘green’ dream rests on vital grid expansion
There will be no “green” in Queensland’s hydrogen future if the Palaszczuk and Albanese Labor Governments do not settle on a start-date for the construction of game-changing CopperString 2.0 project, Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said.
Youth crime is organised crime: Dametto
Townsville saw scenes of chaos once again on the weekend as “organised” youth crime groups terrorised the streets damaging cars and property and leaving behind a trail of devastation.
Stumpy a real life victim of our health system
As an elected politician, a very big portion of my trade is dealing with issues, problems and, sometimes, very difficult stories of human hardship, suffering and loss.
Lucinda: State Government on board to build seawall
Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning and Deputy Premier, Steven Miles, this week confirmed the Queensland Government’s support for the construction of a seawall at the entrance of Enterprise Channel, Lucinda.
‘Into a jungle’: Industrial relations bill ‘has no feeling’ for small business
The in-decline farming industry and small businesses need to be protected and therefore excluded from the legislative ambit of the Federal Government’s Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill, Kennedy MP Bob Katter says.
Loss of Cloncurry local paints truth of sick health system: Katter
Katter’s Australian Party MPs have this evening supported a motion of no-confidence in the Queensland Health Minister, saying the state’s public health system was in the ‘too hard basket’ and was failing the frail, sick and vulnerable in their time of need.
Have your say – KAP Biofuels Bill
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP is calling on the biofuels industry, motorists and interested stakeholders to have their say on the KAP Liquid Fuel Supply (Minimum Biobased Petrol Content) Amendment Bill 2022 (“the Bill”) which is currently open for submissions.
Support grows for on-country alternative to juvie
A North Queensland football coach and first aid officer who has spent his life working with troubled youth has put his hand up to assist in rehabilitation of criminal offenders through a trial of Katter’s Australian Party’s Relocation Sentencing policy.
Two ‘non-south-east Queensland’ LNP senators really destroyed Hells Gates Dam
KENNEDY MP Bob Katter was pleased to see the scrapping of a revised and ineffective plan for Hells Gates Dam from the federal budget.
But he is adamant he did not destroy the correct proposal, and still stands by building the original dam.
Heartache as Mining Jobs Lost at Charters Towers
The small town community of Charters Towers has been left reeling after more than 150 jobs were lost overnight following the recent shut down of Thalanga Mine, local State Member for Traeger Robbie Katter has said.
Blue Cards a “Modern Day Injustice” for Indigenous But Don’t Expect Labors Help: Katter
Queensland’s Blue Card system has been labelled a “modern-day injustice” for First Australian people living in remote communities, but the Palaszczuk Labor Government has no intention of taking on the task of its reform, Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said.
Reserve resource policy the key to easing cost-of-living pressure
WHEN one of the nation’s major “building blocks” has tripled in price in one year, it’s no wonder cost-of-living pressures are crippling Australian budgets, but a simple policy could ease the pain Kennedy MP Bob Katter says.
KAP floats sweeping Youth Justice changes: “Do the crime, do the time”
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs have floated sweeping changes to the Queensland Youth Justice Act that would see violent juvenile offenders charged with committing rape, murder or causing grievous bodily harm tried as adults.
New 404-room accommodation centre threatens NQ town’s economy
KENNEDY MP Bob Katter says while he welcomes accommodation solutions and business initiatives in Charters Towers, the town holds economic fears for a planned new 404-room non-resident accommodation development.
Katter wants cap on gas, coal, uranium resources
Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has demanded Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk join the growing synopsis of state leaders calling on the Albanese Government to immediately implement a national gas reserve policy.
‘Invisible’ Indigenous voices travel to Parliament to test Government’s commitment
TWO formerly “invisible” Indigenous women from Far North Queensland have put the Federal Government’s promise to listen to First Nations Australians to the ultimate test by travelling to Parliament from their remote communities to share their voice.
Dimbulah resident celebrates 25 years as a JP
Member for Hill Shane Knuth presenting Dimbulah senior paramedic Charles Khan with his 25-year certificate for his service as a Justice of the Peace.
Not “sufficient and sustainable” says Health Minister
Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto will continue to lobby the State Labor Government to deliver much needed medical equipment in the form of a CT scanner to the Ingham Hospital.
Shane Knuth and residents call for funding to fully upgrade Upper Barron
Member for Hill Shane Knuth recently meet with a group of concerned residents and Tablelands Regional Council representatives to discuss concerns and the need for the last 6km of the Upper Barron Road to be sealed.
Pleas from victims of youth crime can no longer be ignored
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto delivered a strong and emotive message during Parliament this week on behalf of victims of crime as he called on the State Labor Government to stand up and address the youth crime pandemic in Townsville and other areas.
Five-point plan to ease soaring food prices
Katter questions lack of relief for soaring food prices in Federal Budget
Mixed bag for North Queensland in Federal Budget
KENNEDY MP Bob Katter has welcomed significant announcements listed in the Federal Budget for North Queensland including $225m for exploration grants in the resource-rich “North West Minerals Province” near Mount Isa, significant investments in protecting Australia against foot and mouth disease, grants for invasive weeds and feral pigs, and funding to improve telecommunications in the electorate’s many black spots.
Finger pointing on flood immunity delays won’t float well
Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto has taken aim at both the Federal and State Governments for failing to deliver on an essential flood immunity project south of Tully.
Hope dying a State-sanctioned death in mid-west
A 2,000-strong jobs boom that would see the population of a mid-west town double and an extra $170 million of annual gross agricultural production injected into the Queensland economy hangs in the balance, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has warned.
How increased road user charge will hurt Australian freight, produce and manufacturing industries
The Federal Government’s approval of further increases to the Road User Charge, a cost set by the Commonwealth for each litre of diesel used by heavy vehicles on public roads, could spell disaster for truck companies, fruit and vegetable growers and the consumer.
How salary sacrifice and FIFO restrictions could resolve housing crisis
SALARY-SACRIFICED homes for the dwindling armed forces and restrictions on FIFO mining could resolve the housing crisis in regional Queensland, Kennedy MP Bob Katter says.
Why Albo owes North Queensland $5bn in job-creating projects
KENNEDY MP Bob Katter says the Prime Minister owes North Queensland its share of job-creating projects after news reports claimed Hells Gate was scrapped from the budget, and subsequently, $6bn was announced for electricity projects in Victoria.
Collective calls grow to send kid crims bush
Queensland councils have collectively endorsed a new model of detention that would see young criminals sent to remote properties to serve out their sentences and engage in therapeutic and intense “bush therapy.
Last chance for Qld to lead the way on seafood laws
Ahead of National Barramundi Day tomorrow (21st October), Queensland fishers, restaurateurs and pro-Aussie politicians are imploring the Palaszczuk Labor Government to lead the way on Country-of-Original-Labelling (CoOL) labelling laws.
KAP calls for change as crime victims fall foul of law
The Katter’s Australian Party will lobby the Palaszczuk Labor Government to provide legal protections to victims of crime, arguing the current system makes “criminals out of innocent people” whilst providing a hall pass to violent, recidivist juvenile offenders.
How restaurant demand for feral pigs could save FNQ farms and parks
A North Queensland mill estimated more than $1m worth of damage to sugar crops last year from an escalating feral pig issue, however local growers and a meat retailer say there could be a simple solution.
Empty NQ Hostel Could Help Unlock Housing Crisis
The key is finally starting to turn on repurposing more than 100 abandoned hostel units in a Charters Towers aged care facility as accommodation to help alleviate the state-wide housing shortage.
Government needs to get real about clean energy
Member for Hill Shane Knuth has used State Parliament to put the Tully Millstream Hydro Electric Project back on the viable clean energy agenda after the State Government announced their $62 billion Energy plan.
Charters Towers Free of Flying Fox
The Charters Towers Regional Council has invested in the help of Biodiversity Australia to try and get on top of their flying fox problems once and for all.
Future Farmers Flock to Support HIPCO Project: Katter
The Hughenden Irrigation Project Corporation’s (HIPCo) highly-successful investors event held last week offered a glimpse of the opportunity to come for the region through expanded irrigated cropping, Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said.
Government leaves North Queensland up Buy Back creek without a paddle
North Queensland property owners who are frequently affected by flooding have been ignored by the State Government as they fail to extend the Voluntary Home Buy Back Program to include North Queensland.
Calls for Premier to pull trigger on $11b outback energy super grid
After once again using Parliament to commit to delivering the CopperString project, Robbie Katter is calling on Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to turn the first soil on the day marking Mount Isa’s centenary (Mount Isa day, 23rd February 2023).
Dametto Introduces Biofuels Bill
Cheaper fuel, lower emissions, enhancing Australia’s fuel security and underpinning industry would be just some of the benefits of the Katter’s Australian Party’s Liquid Fuel Supply (Minimum Biobased Petrol Content) Amendment Bill 2022 according to Deputy Leader of the KAP and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto.
CT Scanner Promised After Community Calls
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has welcomed the overnight news that a long over-due CT scanner will be delivered to the Charters Towers Hospital.
Happy Gathering Maraka Festival
Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto has welcomed the highly anticipated return of the Maraka Festival in 2022.
Dametto to Introduce Biofuel Bill
More clean, “green” fuel would be produced in Australia if Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto gets his way, as he plans to introduce his Liquid Fuel Supply (Minimum Biobased Petrol Content) Amendment Bill 2022 into the Queensland Parliament this week.
Katter issues warning against FNQ ‘vandalism’
QUEENSLANDERS could enjoy cheap, reliable power without turning the state’s natural wonders into “industrial wastelands”, Kennedy MP Bob Katter says.
Plan for 20,000 cheap housing blocks without ‘government intervention’
THE national housing crisis will only worsen under the Federal Government’s plans to increase demand for property while ignoring land supply issues in an “empty country”.
“Insane” Palaszczuk Government needs new detention direction
The Palaszczuk Labor Government must look at alternate solutions to the youth crime crisis eroding life in North Queensland instead of wasting $500 million of taxpayer monies on repeated mistakes, Katter’s Australian Party MPs have said.
North West Electricity Security – Premier Clear, Plan Confused: Katter
Member for Traeger Robbie Katter has called on Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to confirm a definitive timetable for connecting Mount Isa and the State’s North West to the national electricity grid as part of her Government’s 10-year Energy and Jobs Plan.
GOVT TAKES FINGER OFF PULSE OF BLOOD DONOR DEMAND
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has welcomed a new national advisory group exploring the extension of lifesaving programs that recruit bone marrow donors through cheek swabs via post, but says a talkfest won’t save critically-ill Queenslanders.