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NAIF budget boost welcomed; now build some nation building projects
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 […]
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Splash Sunny Coast cash on youth reform, KAP pleads
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 […]
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Bridle Track Tunnel needed now, as Barron River Bridge bottleneck returns
Tuesday, 25 Jan, 2022
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 […]
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Katter welcomes Aboriginal flag copyright purchase, but says authentic art must also be protected
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 […]
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One in a million reasons to be STRONG…
Tuesday, 25 Jan, 2022
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 […]
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Title deeds key to housing crisis in Yarrabah and other FNQ communities
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 […]
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