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North Queensland cane farmers salty over Great Barrier Reef lies

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) […]

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VACCINE SEGREGATION A NEW LOW FOR QUEENSLAND: KAP

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 […]

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KAP against Ravenshoe wind farm

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, […]

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Supermarket giants set to flog farmers after IR change

Friday, 5 Nov, 2021

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 […]

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KAP “sending out an SOS” to resolve Forrest Beach Telstra fail

Thursday, 4 Nov, 2021

FEDERAL Member for Kennedy Bob Katter MP and State Member for Hinchinbrook Nick Dametto MP are “sending out an SOS to the nation” today, calling on Telstra to resolve the long-standing connectivity issues in Forrest Beach. Their press conference on the topic, supported by Forrest Beach residents who can’t make calls or send texts in […]

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BIG CORPORATES DENY THE BUSH CHOICE ON BREADS

Wednesday, 3 Nov, 2021

The “unfair” decision by Hong Kong/Singapore-owned food staples manufacturer Goodman Fielder to cancel the delivery of its products to independent retailers in the North West is an example of market failure in the bush, Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said. The callous decision – which means small stores in in places like Mount Isa and […]

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