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No specialist in sight for Mount Isa
Friday, 15 Apr, 2022
The ongoing deterioration of health services across rural and regional Queensland has reached crisis point, with the delivery of specialist services such as ophthalmology now almost out-of-reach for those living in the North West. Mount Isa-based health professionals have raised their concerns about the lack of ophthalmologist availability within the North West Hospital and Health […]
Read moreKAP candidate says LNP selling-out Australia’s fuel security
Thursday, 14 Apr, 2022
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) candidate for Herbert, Clynton Hawks, says the federal LNP is entrenching our dependence on oil imports and all but guarantees fuel affordability in Australia will be at the whim of the inscrutable mechanics of international oil markets. “Prior to the latest surge in fuel prices, according to AAA, Australian families spent […]
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Time to end slum housing developments in Far North Qld
Thursday, 14 Apr, 2022
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, says 300 square metre housing blocks are no place for families to grow up in, and has proclaimed that it is time to end ‘slum housing developments’ in Far North Queensland. The Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MP says the Bridle Track Tunnel must be built from Cairns to the Tablelands, and […]
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Water security reversal shows everyone else in Cairns a more effective advocate for city than LNP incumbent: KAP
Thursday, 14 Apr, 2022
KATTER’S Australian Party candidate for Leichhardt, Rod Jensen, says the federal government’s sudden reversal of their position on funding Cairns Regional Council’s stage 1 water security project is an indication of the (in-)effectiveness of the incumbent member. Mr Jensen said that the government’s decision only came following a hue and cry from the public, opposition […]
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Calls for change as cops stretched beyond their limits
Thursday, 14 Apr, 2022
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has called on the Minister for Police and Corrective Services, Mark Ryan, to recruit additional cops to rapidly bolster the Queensland Police Service’s Domestic, Family Violence and Vulnerable Persons unit. Mr Dametto said these days there was overwhelming demand for police officers to provide […]
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Which of the major parties will back North Qld? – Bob Katter
Wednesday, 13 Apr, 2022
Dear Editor, On the campaign trail, one of the most common questions asked is, ‘which of the major parties will the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) back in a hung parliament?’ In his recent debate, our Leichhardt Candidate, Rod Jensen, rightly said that the pertinent question is, ‘which of the major parties will back North Queensland?’ […]
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