Thursday, 11 Nov, 2021
The future of Ingham’s rich agricultural sector rests on continued collaborative efforts by all three levels of government to co-ordinate weir projects along the Stone and Herbert rivers, Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said. An application for Federal funding to have the projects included in the National Water Grid is currently being developed by the local […]
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, is calling on the Federal Government to force the Chinese-owned company, Landbridge, to immediately divest and hand back its ownership of the Darwin Port. Landbridge Group signed a 99-year lease for the Darwin Port in 2015, with the Northern Territory’s then Country Liberal party Government.[1] Now, the Department of Defence has […]
Wednesday, 10 Nov, 2021
North Queensland growers have been left the “sacrificial lambs” as State and Federal Governments continue to politicise the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) as part of their desperate attempts to look busy on Reef health, Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has said. Mr Dametto, speaking following the release of the Queensland Parliament Health and Environment Committee’s (HEC) […]
Tuesday, 9 Nov, 2021
The Queensland Government has today sown the seeds of an “us vs them” mentality that will divide citizens, leave businesses in the lurch and is reminiscent of some of the darkest periods of human history, Katter’s Australian Party MPs have said. Speaking out follow Premier Anastasia Palaszczuk’s announcement that vaccinated Queenslanders would be “rewarded” by […]
Friday, 5 Nov, 2021
State Member for Hill Shane Knuth and Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter have released a petition against the Chalumbin Wind Farm near Ravenshoe. Mr Knuth pointed out that he and Bob were not against all wind farms. However, Chalumbin Wind Farm directly threatens 3089 acres of land bordering the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, […]
CHANGES to a farm worker Industrial Relations Award means that fruit pickers will now receive a guaranteed minimum wage but Federal Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter, says the farmers will bear the brunt of an increase in costs in the supermarket as a result.[1] “The decision by the Fair Work Commission to provide a minimum […]