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.
Plibersek’s ‘knowledge’ a hope against Ravenshoe wind farm
THE Federal Environment Minister’s intelligence and knowledge of bird species likely to be affected by the Chalumbin wind farm, in the Atherton Tablelands, should present enough common sense to block the 94-turbine project, Kennedy MP Bob Katter says.
KATTER – ‘Robin Hood’ for everyday Australians
KENNEDY MP Bob Katter has come out as “Robbie Hood” for everyday, hard-working Australians. “It can’t be fathomed how Parliament can give $245bn in tax cuts for the highest income earners, while North Queenslanders are struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table,” he said.
What regional Australia needs from Jobs and Skills body – key recommendations
THE Federal Government received a clear-cut reminder as to why regional and remote Australia deserves a legislative voice in the proposed Jobs and Skills body with Kennedy MP Bob Katter articulating North Queensland’s desperate workforce needs.
QLD CABBIES FORGOTTEN BY CALLOUS STATE GOVT
The NSW Government has announced it will provide an extra $500 million to help the State’s devastated taxi industry adapt to deregulation, spurring Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader Robbie Katter to call on Queensland to follow suit.
Far North rehab centre’s expansion hopes and housing solution
KENNEDY MP Bob Katter has penned a letter to the Minister for Health seeking urgent financial support to ensure that a crucial Far North rehabilitation facility with capability of addressing the region’s social and housing shortage issues remains open long term.
Coen facility closure could be catastrophic
Queensland’s only international border, between Cape York and the Torres Strait, would be exposed to potentially “catastrophic” risk if the Palaszczuk Labor Government was to proceed with any plans to shut down its Coen biosecurity centre, Katter’s Australian Party (Traeger MP) Leader Robbie Katter has said.
New FNQ circular economy begging for improved freight access
THE boss of an expanding Far Northern mine recovering in-demand mineral ‘tungsten’ believes the region could benefit from a new circular economy if transport routes and costs throughout North Queensland were improved.
Address root cause of sick health system: KAP
Pressure on Queensland’s public health system – including ambulance ramping, bed blockages and staff shortages, could be reduced if the Palaszczuk Labor Government funded computed tomography (CT) scanners in all district hospitals, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader Robbie Katter has said.
95 per cent re-offending rate, offensive: Dametto
Nick Dametto is disgusted at the Palaszczuk Government for its failure to address recidivist youth offending after extraordinary figures were released in a response to a question on notice.
Vessel Tracking Report tracks well overdue: Dametto
Commercial fishers are being left in the dark as they await the overdue results of the vessel tracking post-implementation review (PIR).
State government must accept responsibility and award compensation to commercial fishers
Shane Knuth has called on the State Government to come clean and admit responsibility for the Spanish Mackerel Fishery debacle.
Katter launches bold housing fix to relieve SEQ bloat
Transfer duty fees on properties purchased in rural and regional communities of less than 25,000 people would be halved under a policy that’s part of a “Population De-centralisation Plan” being pushed by Katter’s Australian Party MPs.
Dametto calls for TYTO Wetlands to be an active removal zone
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto is calling on the State Labor Government to rezone TYTO Wetlands as an active removal zone following an increase of saltwater crocodile sightings.
Why ‘essential’ AdBlue production should be government produced, not imported
BUILDING Australian-owned and operated AdBlue manufacturing plants is the only reasonable response to concerns of the product’s shortfall and legislated requirement of its use in Aussie trucks, Kennedy MP Bob Katter says.
Bruce Highway roadwork delays add to commuter frustrations
Bruce Highway commuters are becoming increasingly frustrated as travel time from Townsville to Ingham blows out to two hours due to roadwork delays and road conditions, Deputy Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto has said.
Local MPs a no-show as Indigenous struggles laid bare
Three days of troubling testimony into the issues of chronic unemployment, criminal recidivism and unbearable socio-economic disadvantage being experienced within Indigenous communities were not enough to rouse the interest of Labor’s Cairns and Townsville MPs last week.
Kuranda Range upgrades a ‘criminal waste of money’: Katter
AN INFAMOUS road with a dangerous reputation, multiple switchbacks and an average 44 closures per year cannot be made safe without “knocking down half the bloody jungle,” Kennedy MP Bob Katter says.
Spanish mackerel fishers on the chopping block as State Labor Government takes action
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has slammed the Palaszczuk Labor Government for refusing to take any responsibility over the industry-destroying intervention it has taken in relation to the State’s mismanaged Spanish mackerel fishery.
New Construction Code a barrier to housing affordability
With the Queensland Premier announcing she will chair a ‘landmark’ summit to address the state’s housing crisis, Deputy Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto has set his sights on the Palaszczuk Government’s adoption of the National Construction Code, saying the Government must suspend changes due to come into play in October next year if they wanted to address long term housing affordability.
Truckie shortage threatens sugar season
THE NORTHERN sugar season is turning sour as trucks lay in idle at the Mossman Sugar mill, reeling from a mass driver shortage, Kennedy MP, Bob Katter says.
Post office bank will pay dividends to the regions: KAP
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Member for Traeger Robbie Katter says a proposal to transform the KAP’s long-running bid for a Rural Development Bank into a Postal Savings Bank has his full support, with a Federal bill now in the pipeline.
BOYCOTT BEGA AS GROWERS PAID PEANUTS FOR CROP: KAP
Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter is calling on the Queensland public to boycott peanut butter giant Bega Foods after revelations it’s slashing its payments to Aussie growers.
Hinchinbrook Schools Youth Parliament event a huge success
Primary schools in the Hinchinbrook Electorate got their chance to debate the pressing issues during a Youth Parliament event held at the Hinchinbrook Shire Council on September 9.
Urgent intervention required to assist the peanut industry
MP for Hill Shane Knuth has urged the Federal Government to avoid a repeat of the near destruction of Queensland’s Dairy Industry when it was deregulated 20 years ago.
QLD must lead the way on seafood labelling laws
The Albanese Commonwealth Government has this week signalled its support for seafood Country-of-Origin Labelling (CoOL) reform.
KAP calls for grants to arm communities against crime
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has called on the Palaszczuk Labor Government to offer $1,500 security grants to Queenslanders affected by crime in communities that have a property offence crime rate that is more than double the state average.
Katter calls on ACCC to ground Qantas growth plans
Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has led the charge on behalf of outback Queensland, aggressively objecting in writing to Qantas’ attempted take-over of Alliance Airlines as the controversial move is formally assessed by the nation’s competition watchdog.
Dametto calls for Youth Minister to add stops to Cairns crime trip
As the Youth Justice Minister packs her bags and heads north to meet with far-north anti-crime campaigner Perri Conti[1], Deputy Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto has called on the Hon. Leanne Linard to add further stops to her trip to North Queensland.
KAP STAGES 11TH-HOUR BID TO SAVE SEAFOOD LABELLING BILL
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs and seafood industry representatives rallied outside Queensland Parliament this morning in a last-ditch appeal to
Govt called to intervene on the Conflict Islands China sale
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, has endorsed the concerns raised by Retired Lieutenant General John Grey who has warned that the Federal Government should intervene on the sale of the Conflict Islands[i] which sit between the Papua New Guinea and Australian coastline.
Coal Creating a Better Queensland
Katter calls for sense of reason following the Queensland Parliaments tour of Central Queensland Coal Mine (Kestrel Coal Mine). KAP
OP-ED FROM ROBBIE KATTER MP Labelling of Seafood Amendment Bill 2021
At Katter’s Australian Party, we have a full policy agenda and, in the Queensland Parliament, we punch above our weight
Jim Ryall receives Good Australian Award for role as pioneer of Australian aquaculture
AQUACULTURE pioneer and prawn and fish farm architect, Jim Ryall, has been presented with a Good Australian Award by Cairns
BATTLE LOST BUT WAR WAGES AGAINST BIG CORPORATES
The Palaszczuk Labor Government has given major supermarkets and large corporate retailers the green light to encroach on the previously
KAP calls on pollies to throw seafood sector a line
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader Robbie Katter is calling on State Labor MPs to throw a line to Queensland’s commercial
Shane Knuth appalled with State Government cutting teachers pay checks
Member for Hill Shane Knuth said the Founding Fathers of the Labor movement would be turning in their graves over
Premier must step in over pay docking disgrace
Katter’s Australian Party MPs have called for the Premier and Queensland Education Minister to immediately intervene in the “demoralizing and