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Katter furious: No justice for graziers devastated by 2011 ban
Wednesday, 18 Jun, 2025
FEDERAL Member for Kennedy Bob Katter has expressed extreme disappointment and rage at the Federal Court's failure to grasp the true scale of devastation caused by the Gillard Government's short-lived 2011 live export ban. Katter accused the Court of "turning their backs on those who bore the brunt of a government blunder" by underestimating the […]
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State Budget Must Deliver for Rural Patients on Travel Subsidy Shortfall
Wednesday, 18 Jun, 2025
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto is calling on the Crisafulli Government to deliver a fairer deal for rural and regional patients burdened with high out-of-pocket medical travel costs, by locking in an increase to the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) in next week’s State Budget. Mr Dametto said it […]
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Katter to Woolies: “Not Sundays, not in Gordonvale”
Friday, 13 Jun, 2025
FEDERAL Member for Kennedy Bob Katter is calling on Cairns Regional Council and the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission to reject Woolworths' push for Sunday trading in Gordonvale, warning the move will be "the final nail in the coffin" for small, family-run businesses in the southern-Cairns suburb. "I plead with every Australian to understand this. I […]
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OPINION | Queenslanders deserve the legal right to carry pepper spray
Friday, 13 Jun, 2025
The Northern Territory (NT) Government has just announced a 12-month trial to allow everyday citizens to legally purchase and carry oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray (commonly known as pepper spray) for self-defence. The NT joins Western Australia, where pepper spray is already legal for personal protection. It’s a move that will empower the rights of victims […]
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Katter slams ACT’s Reconciliation Day: “They’re dying at 49 while Canberra takes a day off”
Wednesday, 11 Jun, 2025
FEDERAL Member for Kennedy Bob Katter has blasted the ACT Government for what he calls a "disgraceful display of back-slapping tokenism," as the nation's capital enjoyed a day off to mark Reconciliation Day – while First Australians in remote communities continue to die decades earlier than their non-Indigenous counterparts. At a press conference in Townsville, […]
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What has changed? Words and promises, not action on CopperString: Katter
Friday, 6 Jun, 2025
“Line items in a budget don’t build an economy, and they certainly don’t build a powerline, but it’s a good start,” the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Member for Traeger has said. “When Powerlink were in charge, all we heard were excuses. So, when the new government brought the QIC in to sort out […]
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