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QLD Upper House abolition anniversary a chance for reform
Tuesday, 22 Mar, 2022
Tomorrow marks 100 years since the formal abolition of the Legislative Council, the former Upper House, which left Queensland with the only unicameral state parliamentary system in the country. Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter said, while the last thing people wanted was more politicians, the occasion marked an opportune time to […]
Read moreBiofuels should play role in Australia’s fuel security solution
Tuesday, 22 Mar, 2022
KATTER’S AUSTRALIAN PARTY (KAP) MPs, Bob Katter and Shane Knuth, say the State and Federal Governments have had a golden opportunity over the years to establish a biofuels and bioenergy industry in Queensland through the sugar and grains industries, but haven’t allowed it to properly flourish. The pair recently stopped by at the Tableland Sugar […]
Read moreSend kid crims to the bush, not city streets: KAP
Tuesday, 22 Mar, 2022
The Palaszczuk Labor Government’s culpability for the youth crime crisis wreaking havoc across the State has been laid bare today following reports that ‘at-risk’ children from the bush are being grouped with and criminalised by juvenile offenders in care homes on the coast. The Townsville Bulletin has today reported that due to a chronic lack […]
Read moreRegions left behind as SEQ gorges on govt cash
Monday, 21 Mar, 2022
The South-East Queensland (SEQ) City Deal might improve “liveability” in Brisbane but will do nothing to advance the State’s future economic position or quality of life in oft-neglected regional and rural communities, Katter’s Australian Party Leader Robbie Katter has said. Mr Katter said in the name of equity the $1.8 billion fund, details of which […]
Read moreCrime in North Queensland has no boundaries
Sunday, 20 Mar, 2022
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto is urging the State Labor Government to leave the criminal age at 10 rather than increasing it to 12, following the chaos caused by stolen dual-cab ute that was driven by juveniles from Mackay to Innisfail last Thursday. The stolen F-150 wrought havoc on […]
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Katter backs Cairns Water Supply Stage 1 Project
Friday, 18 Mar, 2022
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, is supporting the Cairns Council’s Water Supply Stage 1 Project which will source water from the Mulgrave River for drinking supply to the region’s rapidly growing population. The Cairns Regional Council projects there will be a shortfall of water for the city by 2026 if nothing is done and is asking […]
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