Thursday, 4 Aug, 2022
Employers having staff called upon to complete Jury Duty is an all too familiar occurrence, often leaving businesses short staffed during this period of time. Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter, wants the criteria for those called upon to complete Jury Duty to change. “As it stands, only those on […]
Read moreWednesday, 3 Aug, 2022
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto, is calling on the community to provide feedback on possible management options for the east coast Spanish mackerel fishery in the final round of consultation before submissions close, Friday 5 August. Mr Dametto said there would be devastating impacts for commercial fishers, recreational […]
Read moreWednesday, 3 Aug, 2022
The release of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) gas inquiry predicting a worsening supply shortfall into the east coast gas network highlights the vulnerability of Queensland's minerals industry, Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said. Mr Katter said the North West Minerals Province, centred on Mount Isa, was […]
Read moreTuesday, 2 Aug, 2022
Calls from rural Queensland publicans for government intervention to buffer soaring insurance costs topping $65,000 per year are being heard by Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter, who’s proposing a market moderator. In response to revelations that outback pubs including newly renovated and reopened Kajabbi’s Kalkadoon Hotel and Dajarra Hotel were facing […]
Read moreTuesday, 2 Aug, 2022
With the number of Queensland’s serious juvenile offenders between the ages of 12 and 16 increasing, Deputy Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto is urging the Palaszczuk Government not to consider raising the age of criminal responsibility in the weeks ahead. The Hinchinbrook MP’s calls come in preparation […]
Read moreMonday, 1 Aug, 2022
Katter’s Australian Party MPs have called on Queensland Minister for Fisheries Mark Furner to apologise for his claim that the allegedly dire state of the east coast Spanish mackerel was the result of “overfishing” and have demanded he commit to compensating commercial fishers impacted by any forthcoming cuts to annual catch quotas
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