Thursday, 27 Jan, 2022
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, says the Queensland Transport Minister needs to get a map out when talking about the Bridle Track Tunnel, as the route is already a gazetted road and half of it goes through state forest or timber reserves. Mr Katter made the comments in response to Minister Bailey who told the Cairns […]
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, says despite two years of fighting with the Cairns Transport and Main Roads Department (TMR) and the Qld Transport Minister, the dangerous Bruce Highway intersection at Feluga is finally being rebuilt with heavy machinery on the ground. “It’s a disgrace that it took the locals of Feluga this long to get […]
KATTER’S Australian Party (KAP) candidate for Herbert, Clynton Hawks, says the crime wave gripping Townsville is an issue that needs greater attention at a national level, and has committed to push for more substantial co-operation between all levels of government to tackle youth crime if elected in the upcoming federal election. Trucking operator Mr Hawks […]
Wednesday, 26 Jan, 2022
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, has welcomed the Federal Government’s $2b increase to the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF)[1] but said the money must be given to projects that will create new industries and jobs like the Copperstring Transmission line, rather than shiny new buildings in Townsville and Cairns. “The NAIF has not performed,” Mr Katter […]
Tuesday, 25 Jan, 2022
The $16.4 million budget pledged towards the Palaszczuk Labor Government’s abandoned youth remand centre in Caloundra should be committed to trialling long-term, alternative sentencing models designed to break tragic cycles of offending, Katter’s Australian Party MPs have said. Last week, Youth Justice Minister Leanne Linard announced that plans to turn the Caloundra police watchhouse into […]
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, says engineering planning and construction of the Bridle Track Tunnel should be fast-tracked immediately following an announcement from the State Government that the Barron River Bridge at Kuranda will be down to one lane again for the next three months for further testing. “Who is running the show in the Labor […]