KAP moves in Parliament to remove RSPCA’s powers
The RSPCA would be stripped of its law enforcement and prosecutorial powers under amendments to be pursued today by Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs in the Queensland Parliament.
Governments will sacrifice agriculture to “save” the reef
The State and Federal Labor Governments have confirmed that they will bow down to the United Nations at the cost of Queensland’s agricultural industry following the release of the most recent UNESCO report recommending that the Great Barrier Reef (“GBR”) be added to the ‘in danger’ list.
Alternative Voice Referendum question proposes additional First Australian Senator
KENNEDY MP Bob Katter has called on the Prime Minister to include an alternative question in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum.
Mount Isa Water Security a Simple Fix: Katter
Mount Isa City and Cloncurry Shire councils could assume responsibility for the North-West local water assets for a small sum and leave struggling residents far better off financially, Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said.
Affordable living solved with supermarket duopoly dismantling laws
KENNEDY MP Bob Katter has called on the Federal Government to introduce a suite of laws to provide food security in Australia for both farmers and customers as living costs cripple family budgets.
Seven wasted months: Visa delays costing NQ and Australia critical doctors
A FRUSTRATING lack of resources and an underwhelming effort to process visa applications is costing North Queensland and the nation critical healthcare professionals during a severe shortage.
Katter calls for cash to address pig problems
Katter’s Australian Party MPs have launched an appeal to both the Queensland and Federal Governments for a $20 million annual commitment to go towards a feral pig eradication fund in response to the growing threats posed by the five million-plus wild pigs in North and Far North Queensland.
Katter awards QLD Government an ‘Oscar’ for coal and energy policies
KENNEDY MP Bob Katter has awarded the Palaszczuk Government an “Academy Award” for hypocrisy as the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) launches a campaign against the new royalties regime.
‘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.
Failed leadership in police ranks on track to continue
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto, has lashed out at the Palaszczuk Government over the controversial response to the recent 400-page report following an inquiry into Queensland Police responses to domestic violence and an organisational culture of sexism, racism and misogyny.
Calls for State Housing Inventory to be Tightened
Mount Isa residents are expressing their frustrations regarding people crossing the border from Northern Territory and entering Queensland, moving into the beds of the Leichardt River to live, leaving residents wanting more to be done to remove them.
Crucial backpacker labour clause removed in new Aus-UK Free Trade Bill
AUSTRALIAN farmers already suffering from worker shortages will be dealt a major blow after the Federal Government moved to remove important labour requirements that obliged backpackers to serve time in rural and regional areas.
Offending kids desperate to escape criminal homes ask for relocation
REVELATIONS that Far Northern parental figures are at times forcing their kids to commit crimes has led to a survey of previously incarcerated school students stating they would prefer relocation sentencing instead of jail, just to break away from their social structures.
CRICKETS AS REWEWABLE ENERGY JOBS “BOOM” GOES BUST
Despite heady estimates of a peak 45,000 renewable energy jobs across Australia by the mid-2020s, the sector is still only delivering Queenslanders a few hundred full-time jobs.
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.
