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Hope dying a State-sanctioned death in mid-west
Tuesday, 25 Oct, 2022
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.
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How increased road user charge will hurt Australian freight, produce and manufacturing industries
Monday, 24 Oct, 2022
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.
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How salary sacrifice and FIFO restrictions could resolve housing crisis
Friday, 21 Oct, 2022
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.
Read moreWhy Albo owes North Queensland $5bn in job-creating projects
Thursday, 20 Oct, 2022
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.
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Collective calls grow to send kid crims bush
Thursday, 20 Oct, 2022
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.
Read moreLast chance for Qld to lead the way on seafood laws
Thursday, 20 Oct, 2022
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.
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