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Spanish mackerel consultation is invitation only
Thursday, 21 Apr, 2022
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto, is infuriated after hearing that Fisheries Queensland will hold an ‘invitation only’ consultation meeting between the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) and selected fishers in Townsville today regarding the Spanish mackerel fishery. Information circulating from the Queensland Seafood Industry Association is that only […]
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Federal Labor plan to lock in FNQ’s economic demise with Kuranda plan
Thursday, 21 Apr, 2022
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, said Labor’s announcement of $200m to upgrade the Kuranda Range Road would lock in Far North Queensland’s economic demise, and instead the high-speed, $1.5 billion Bridle Track Tunnel should be built, opening up the Chillagoe Minerals Province and expanding farming in the Tablelands and Gulf, to a port at Cairns or […]
Read moreKatter calls for $200 a fortnight boost to the age pension
Wednesday, 20 Apr, 2022
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, says the 2.6 million people on the age pension should receive an increase of $100 a week ($200 a fortnight), which would support older Australians dealing with the soaring cost of living. To pay for the $14 billion a year policy, the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MP says the Federal Government […]
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Dametto welcomes 2022 Charity Bull Riders
Wednesday, 20 Apr, 2022
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto is getting ready to once again pull on the spurs as he joins a mix of locals and a radio celebrity to raise funds for charity at the annual Ingham Sugar City Rodeo. This year’s annual Ingham Sugar City Rodeo will be held on […]
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Mining projects must go ahead, says Katter
Tuesday, 19 Apr, 2022
INFRASTRUCTURE projects that will facilitate new coal and copper mines in North Queensland must go ahead and will be key policies Kennedy MP, Bob Katter, negotiates for in a balance of power situation after the federal election. Commitments from the major parties on a taxpayer-owned, multi-user rail line into the Galilee Coal Basin, a new […]
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Relief as Mornington moves on from prohibition
Friday, 15 Apr, 2022
Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has labelled the lifting of Mornington Island’s alcohol ban as a milestone towards the empowerment of First Australians to take control of their futures. Tomorrow, 16 April, Mornington Island will be moving from being a zero-carriage limit community to regulated access. This will mean residents – […]
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