Budget lacks inspiration for region
Member for Hill Shane Knuth said yesterday’s budget was largely uninspiring with a few bright points.
Regions left to languish as taxes plug Budget blackhole
Treasurer Cameron Dick has failed to deliver desperate Queenslanders the hope they need to endure the unprecedented cost of living, energy, health, housing and crime crises engulfing the State, Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter MP has said.
Traeger enjoys sugar hits, but high wont last: Katter
A $2 million police station for Burketown, new digs worth $5.8 million for coppers in Mount Isa, a bonanza of roads funding and more than $9 million for schools across Traeger have been promised in the 2022-23 Queensland Budget.
2022-23 Queensland Budget forgets regional Queensland
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has taken aim at the State Labor Government’s budget, claiming it neglects regional Queensland, following the 2022-23 Queensland Budget tabled in Parliament today.
Veteran Suicide Royal Commission will expose Chief failings
FLANKED by several war veterans, KAP Federal Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter, told media today after attending the morning session of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicides in Townsville that he hoped that the Royal Commission will be the launchpad for reform across the Defence Force and that he would like to see a variation of the Kapani Warrior program rolled out.
Cancelling Christianity in schools will trigger resistance – Katter
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Federal Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter, says the Federal Government is meandering down a dangerous path after announcing a policy today which will see the removal of Christianity[1] in schools.
Dametto urges State Govt to support cost of living crisis
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has slammed the State Labor Government for failing to support Queenslanders during the current cost of living crisis.
Katters slam Fed plan to push continue down renewables route
Katter’s Australia Party (KAP) Federal Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter, and his son, KAP leader and Member for Traeger, Robbie Katter, have together slammed the Prime Minster and Energy Minister’s announcement today which encourages a more aggressive push toward renewable energy[i], a move they agree is disastrous given the turbulent power situation currently unfolding.
WLB policies put farmers and primary producers’ mental health at risk: KAP
KATTER’S Australian Party candidate for Callide, Adam Burling, says intrusive weapon’s licensing policies are risking the mental health of farmers and producers.
State Labor soft on youth crime, State LNP out of ideas: KAP
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) candidate for Callide, Adam Burling, says finding practical solutions to tackle youth crime is high on his agenda, as the level of offending reaches flashpoint in some central Queensland communities.
Another Kuranda Range rollover leaves Katter reeling
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, says the notorious Kuranda Range Road has caused great pain and human suffering after a car fell nine meters down an embankment this afternoon[1], blocking both sides of the road for a number of hours.
Spanish mackerel industry demands answers: Dametto
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto is calling on the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) to publicly announce if the Spanish mackerel quota reductions will come into effect on July 1.
KAP Callide candidate says Collie’s fate could be their fate, too
KATTER’S Australian Party’s (KAP) candidate for the June 18 Callide byelection, Adam Burling, says the Western Australian government’s plan to shut down two coal-fired power stations in the rural community of Collie, south of Perth, is a fate certain to strike his own community unless Qld State governments commit to long-term investments in coal-powered generation.
KAP pleads for vision of Treasurer prepares Qld Budget
An Olympics infrastructure offset fund, outback youth offender sentencing facility and a rural health workforce attraction program are among the Katter’s Australian Party’s (KAP) priorities for the 2022-23 Queensland Budget, due to be handed down on June 21.
Katter issues Traeger priorities ahead of QLD budget
Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has announced his Traeger electorate funding and project priorities ahead of the Queensland Budget’s release next week, with a continued heavy focus on health, crime, and energy production.
AEMO suspension sign of free market and ‘save the planet brigade’ failure
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, has blamed past government free market policy and an irresponsible renewable-power push as the reason that the Australian Energy Market Operator[1] has been forced to take control of directing power from energy generators to grid.
AUSTRALIANS SUFFERING UNDER “TREASONOUS” GAS POLICIES
Queensland is a poorer place for the continued failure of State and Federal Government to implement a gas reserve policy, Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said.
CQ ‘GROUND ZERO’ FOR COUNTRY’S CLIMATE WARS: KAP
Katter’s Australia Party (KAP) MPs have called on the Palaszczuk Labor Government to urgently commit to keeping the 700mw Callide B coal-fired power station online until at least 2038.
Robert Mackay receives Good Australian Award for services to the banana industry
ROBERT MACKAY from the famous banana growing family in Tully, has been awarded a Good Australian Award for his role in stopping banana imports into Australia, which ensured the long-term viability of the industry.
Statement from Robbie Katter MP – Gas prices
The enormous price being paid for gas in Australia at present is outrageous. For more than 10 years, the Katter’s
KAP candidate for Callide slams firearm licensing delays
KATTER’S Australian Party (KAP) candidate for Callide, Adam Burling, says rural Queenslanders are fed up with glacial wait times for firearm licensing and permit approvals, and is calling for the process to be streamlined immediately.
KAP Callide candidate lays out health priorities
KATTER’S Australian Party (KAP) candidate for Callide, Adam Burling, is calling for the Queensland State government to commit funding to improve mobile medical services in the region to overcome the “tyranny of distance” faced by many of the region’s residents.
Energy price hike leaves Queenslanders out in the cold: KAP
The newly-elected Albanese Federal Government must immediately implement an energy reserve policies to provide reprieve to all Australians being crippled by rising power prices, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has said.
KAP candidate for Callide says stop mandates now
KATTER’S Australian Party (KAP) candidate for Callide in the June 18 by-election, Adam Burling, says the State Labor government’s lifting of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements for hospital visitors does not go far enough, and wants to see mandates for all public service workers, including nurses, lifted immediately.
FED FUNDS FOR GREEN COAL TO HELP KILL ‘BUSH CANCER’
The tide may soon turn on the damage wrought to rural Queensland by the noxious prickly acacia weed.
CATTLE TRAINS REMAIN OFF THE RAILS IN NORTH-WEST QLD
Despite weeks of “constructive talks” and direct calls for action from Traeger MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader Robbie
KAP enters race for Callide with coalminer Adam Burling
Katter’s Australian Party’s (KAP) has pledged to provide genuine regional representation to the communities of Callide should they elect Biloela-based coalminer Adam Burling at the June 18 Callide by-election.
KAP calls for Feds to cough up fees for future educators
Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has called on the newly-elected Albanese Federal Government to provide free tertiary education to Australia’s future early childhood educators in return for them pledging to work in rural and remote communities for a minimum period of five years.
Babinda Molasses Tanks to be removed
After years of lobbying from the Babinda community, Aurizon has announced that the Babinda molasses tank, is scheduled for removal in early June.
State Labor Government fails to rollout free flu shot
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has slammed the State Labor Government for failing to rollout the free influenza vaccinations as promised.
Sustainable off-reef surf tourism key to region’s growth: KAP candidate
KATTER’S Australian Party candidate for Dawson, Ciaron Paterson, has outlined his mission to secure a Kelly Slater-style “surf ranch” for
Hinchinbrook’s sugarcane industry faces worker shortages
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto, is calling for experienced workers to relocate to Hinchinbrook for the sugarcane season as the industry faces challenges with worker shortages.
Katter says beware of disingenuous Get Up
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, says GetUp is one of the major forces wanting to take away the rights First Australians have had for 40-thousand years, and says the political organisation is promoting political parties like Labor who have restricted land ownership and enforced alcohol bans on First Australians in the community areas.
KAP Herbert candidate backs job lot funding for algae wastewater upgrades
KATTER’S Australian Party candidate for Herbert, Clynton Hawks, wants federal government cash for macro-algae bioremediation upgrades to each of the
KAP PITCHES “PRO-REGIONS” TAX POLICY TO NEXT FED GOVT
Differentiated pensions, housing supplements or Job Seeker payments for regional residents are potential outcomes of the Katter’s Australian Party’s call
KAP calls on Clive Palmer to “leave some water for the rest of us”
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto, has called on billionaire and Australian senate hopeful Clive
KAP Herbert candidate backs job lot funding for algae wastewater upgrades
KATTER’S Australian Party candidate for Herbert, Clynton Hawks, wants federal government cash for macro-algae bioremediation upgrades to each of the
KAP candidate backs-in hands-on heavy vehicle training program
KATTER’S Australian Party candidate for Herbert, Clynton Hawks, is demanding the major parties join him in supporting an initiative of
Dametto demands NQ public forum on Spanish mackerel issue
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto, has called on the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
WA shows vital ticker on youth crime issue
The Palaszczuk Government needs to put its ego aside and agree to trial the kind of alternative sentencing options, such
KAP blast Bridle Track Tunnel onto the agenda
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, and Leichhardt Candidate, Rod Jensen, have done a mock blast signifying their support for the immediate
KAP candidate calls for military base in Bowen
Growing concerns over China’s increasing presence in the Pacific Ocean has sparked a call from Katter’s Australian Party candidate for
KAP puts relocation sentencing on federal agenda
KATTER’S Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Member for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto, and KAP Federal Candidate for Herbert Clynton Hawks
Dametto issues road demands as Woolcock Street grinds to a halt
North Townsville’s liveability and future potential for growth is being ham-strung by the failure of governments to adequately expand Townsville
Copper boom must be sustained with access to cheap electricity
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, says a boom of new copper mines opening in the North West Minerals Province, influenced by
Jensen outlines commitments to Torres Strait communities
KATTER’S Australian Party candidate for Leichhardt, Rod Jensen, says the communities in the Cape and Torres Strait deserve a candidate
KAP’S BLUE CARD BILL BACKED BY COMMUNITIES
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter was met with a strong show of support for his
KAP candidate slams LNP hypocrisy on farmers
KATTER’S Australian Party (KAP) candidate for Dawson, Ciaron Paterson, has slammed the hypocrisy of Liberal National Party’s announcement pledging marketing
Show us the money for Port Hinchinbrook’s STP funding
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto, has welcomed the $1.5m for the One Mile Creek
Vital telecommunications wins for Kennedy electorate, but more work to be done
$20 MILLION in new telecommunications infrastructure is going into the Kennedy electorate under round 2 of the Regional Connectivity Fund