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Big Coal needs to bring labour practices into line to keep public onside: KAP
Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
COAL worker and Katter’s Australian Party candidate for Dawson, Ciaron Paterson, says coal mining companies risk putting their own future on the line if they continue to use labour hire models that drive down wages, institutionalise job insecurity and threaten workers’ safety in the industry. “If the mining companies want the public to continue […]
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Service station industry is pumping despite “EV revolution”
Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
The petroleum industry is booming, with a steady increase in the number of fuel stations built across the State contradicting claims that petrol cars are on their way out, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has said.
Read moreKAP candidate says motorists pay the price for Australia’s failure on fuel sovereignty
Thursday, 28 Apr, 2022
KATTER’S Australian Party candidate for Herbert, Clynton Hawks, says government inaction on fuel sovereignty is to blame for the choke-hold oil companies have over Australian consumers. “Everyone complains about the petrol stations hiking their prices ahead of Easter or a public holiday, but complaining about the fuel cycle misses the point. “Australian motorists are the […]
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Tablelands Crime crisis: State ignores pleas for relocation sentencing
Thursday, 28 Apr, 2022
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, says the State Government has failed North Queenslanders by not acting on crime, after meeting with 25-year-old Mareeba business owner Zac Kroonenburg and co-owner Jared Yates, whose pet shop has been targeted by offenders five times including graffiti, shoplifting, vandalism, and theft - costing more than $5,000. Mr Kroonenburg, the owner […]
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“Sharper” youth crime program has no teeth: Dametto
Wednesday, 27 Apr, 2022
The “sharper”, supposedly crime-busting Townsville Stronger Communities Early Action Group (TSCEAG) program will do nothing to address North Queensland’s systemic youth crime crisis because it fails to remove juvenile offenders from destructive, criminogenic environments, Katter’s Australian Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has said. Today, the Townsville Bulletin reported the re-branded TSCEAG program would […]
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Katter Launches Bid to Keep Rural Kids at Home
Wednesday, 27 Apr, 2022
Turning the tide on rural communities bleeding their youths to the cities is a key focus for Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter, who has committed to fast-tracking his legislative attempt to help small town families keep their kids home for longer. Mr Katter has today committed to introducing his Education Legislation […]
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