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Dametto calls for action on Gairloch washaway upgrades
Thursday, 31 Mar, 2022
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has called on the Minister for Transport and Main Roads for a progress report and project commencement date for the Gairloch Flood Immunity Upgrade project. Back in October 2021, the Minister announced that Transport and Main Roads would soon commence the vital planning process. […]
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Farmers forgotten in cost-of-living debate
Wednesday, 30 Mar, 2022
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, has taken to the floor of Federal Parliament to voice the concerns of North Queensland’s farmers whose plight has been forgotten in the cost-of-living debate gripping the nation. “Australian farmers have seen costs skyrocket – fertiliser, freight and packaging have nearly doubled in the past 12 months. Urgent action is required,” […]
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LNP and Labor refuse to support Queensland farmers
Wednesday, 30 Mar, 2022
Queensland farmers have this week been abandoned by both major parties, with the LNP and Labor voting against Katter’s Australian Party’s (KAP) Environmental and Other Legislation (Reversal of Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) Amendment Bill 2021. The Greens also voted against the Bill, while PHON Mirani MP Steve Andrew backed the KAP. Early Tuesday morning, […]
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Kennedy electorate road upgrades roll on, but more to be done
Wednesday, 30 Mar, 2022
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, has welcomed a substantial amount of funding for roads and highways around the Kennedy electorate contained in the 2022 Federal Budget, but says the fight for the Bridle Track Tunnel from Cairns to Mareeba (Atherton Tablelands) goes on. Nearly $70m in funding will be spent to upgrade the Flinders Highway in […]
Read moreKAP candidate says dedicated ‘disaster force’ needed for emergency response
Tuesday, 29 Mar, 2022
KATTER’S Australian Party candidate for Herbert, Clynton Hawks, says growing regional instability and the increasing incidence of natural disasters are the reasons why the Australian federal government needs to bring back a national disaster and emergency response organisation. Mr Hawks said the current arrangement of using the military to supplement the ad-hoc co-ordination of State-based […]
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Telecoms, irrigation projects, and doctor training, top budget wins for Kennedy Electorate
Tuesday, 29 Mar, 2022
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, has welcomed significant announcements for North Queensland in the Federal Government’s budget, including a whopping $1.3 billion telecommunications package to expand mobile and internet coverage in the regions, $99.3 million to increase the number of medical students studying in rural and remote locations, and commitments for the construction of Charters Tower’s […]
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