Tuesday, 25 Jan, 2022
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, has welcomed the Federal Government’s $20m purchase of the copyright of the First Australian (Aboriginal) flag, which means it is now freely available for public use.[1] Mr Katter wrote to the Prime Minister in 2019 demanding that the Government buy the copyright for the flag or compulsorily acquire it.[2] “This is […]
A remarkably courageous young woman living in North Queensland launched her debut book STRONG inspiring the Hinchinbrook community on Saturday 22nd January 2022. Author, Amy Aquilini bravely shared her personal story revealing what it took to rebuild her life again after she came seconds away from death back in September 2013 after she rode her […]
Monday, 24 Jan, 2022
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, says overcrowding problems in Yarrabah[1] would be overcome if 25 one-hectare freehold title deeds were released and issued in the Far North Queensland community, so that 25 double-demountable buildings could be built for accommodation. Covid-19 is spreading rapidly through the town with people unable to effectively quarantine due to the housing […]
The Palaszczuk Labor Government’s decision to “sit tight” on the introduction of Daylight Savings Time (DST) is of cold comfort to North and regional Queenslanders, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said. Mr Katter said the Attorney-General’s rejection of a petition calling for the introduction of DST was a fleeting […]
Sunday, 23 Jan, 2022
Almost half of all fuel retailers operating in Queensland have been exempt from the State’s ethanol mandate at any given time, signalling a failure of the current policy and the shallow degree to which the Palaszczuk Labor Government is committed to the biofuels sector. Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said […]
Friday, 21 Jan, 2022
FEDERAL Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter MP, has written to the State and Federal Governments requesting that the sprays used to exterminate the Fall Armyworm be subsidised as they cost farmers more than $600 per litre. Mr Katter’s request comes following a new outbreak of the pest in Far North Queensland at the Basilisk Blooms […]