Monday, 26 Sep, 2022
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.
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.
Friday, 23 Sep, 2022
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.
Thursday, 22 Sep, 2022
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.
Wednesday, 21 Sep, 2022
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.
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.