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Katter calls for final stretch of the Hann Highway (Kennedy Development Road) to be sealed
Wednesday, 12 Jan, 2022
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, is writing to the Federal Government calling for the final 10 kilometre stretch of the Hann Highway (Kennedy Development Road) between the Lynd and Hughenden to be sealed. The Kennedy Developmental Road (Hann Highway) works are currently funded under the Roads of Strategic Importance (ROSI) initiative. The $50 million project to […]
Read moreLabor Govt. stunting the Far North’s growth with Barron River Bridge plan
Tuesday, 11 Jan, 2022
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, says the Labor State Government is stunting Far North Queensland’s growth by pushing ahead with plans to upgrade the Barron River Bridge, rather than building a new superfast highway (known as the Bridle Track or Kuranda Bypass) from the Tablelands to Cairns, which would cut travel times in half and allow for more freight carrying capacity.
Read moreKAP candidate says change to self-isolating criteria for truckies wrong move
Tuesday, 11 Jan, 2022
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) candidate for Herbert, Clynton Hawks, has panned the federal government’s proposed extension to transport workers of changes which ease quarantine rules for those working in food distribution and warehousing to address supermarket shortages. [1] Mr Hawks, a trucking operator, said bringing those changes to transport workers would put the lives of […]
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KAP Warns of Big Corporate Tactics to Protect Monopoly over Power in North West
Tuesday, 11 Jan, 2022
With State Government commitment to connecting the North West Minerals Province (NWMP) to the National Grid, KAP is warning of big corporate moves to protect the current monopoly over the power market in the North West, Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Member for Traeger, Robbie Katter has said. The building of a 1,000 kilometre transmission […]
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Closed for business: KAP slams lack of support for north Queensland businesses
Tuesday, 11 Jan, 2022
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Member for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto, has said the Queensland State Government has dropped the ball on financial support to north Queensland businesses post-opening, and said it is ill-prepared to support north Queensland firms during the omicron wave. Mr Dametto has said the grant programs set up by the […]
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Dametto calls for specialised DV Queensland Police Officers
Tuesday, 11 Jan, 2022
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has criticised the Palaszczuk Labor Government for failing to ensure police numbers have kept up with population rises and increased demands on Queensland Police Service (QPS). Following statistics that show Queensland frontline police officers are spending 40 per cent of their time attending to […]
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