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Kids not getting real-world skills training: KAP
Thursday, 5 May, 2022
EDUCATOR and Katter’s Australian Party candidate for Leichhardt, Rod Jensen, says vocational education and training (VET) reform needs to be at the heart of addressing the nation’s skill shortages.
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KAP’s Jensen says telecoms fix shouldn’t depend on election cycle
Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
RESIDENTS in the cape region and in other areas experiencing frequent telecommunication blackouts can’t always wait for elections to come round to have their telecommunications problems solved, says Katter’s Australian Party candidate for Leichhardt, Rod Jensen.
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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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