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Statement from Robbie Katter MP
Thursday, 27 Jan, 2022
“Katter’s Australian Party has today provided its full support to calls for a Royal Commission into Queensland’s integrity institutions. “We support any inquiry or probe that to seeks to ensure not only the Government, but the many agencies that operate within or alongside it, are operating honestly and transparently and that there are no abuses […]
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Car-jacking incident a new low for besieged city: Dametto
Thursday, 27 Jan, 2022
Townsville’s crime crisis has succumbed to a new low, with sleepy Bushland Beach the scene of a terrifying car-jacking that saw a teenage girl robbed at gun-point this morning. Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said the incident, which occurred at the Mount Low Parkway just before 11.30am, signified a dangerous […]
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Bob Katter: Qld Transport Minister needs to get a map out
Thursday, 27 Jan, 2022
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, says the Queensland Transport Minister needs to get a map out when talking about the Bridle Track Tunnel, as the route is already a gazetted road and half of it goes through state forest or timber reserves. Mr Katter made the comments in response to Minister Bailey who told the Cairns […]
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Dangerous Feluga Bruce Highway intersection upgrade underway
Thursday, 27 Jan, 2022
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, says despite two years of fighting with the Cairns Transport and Main Roads Department (TMR) and the Qld Transport Minister, the dangerous Bruce Highway intersection at Feluga is finally being rebuilt with heavy machinery on the ground. “It’s a disgrace that it took the locals of Feluga this long to get […]
Read moreKAP candidate says put Townsville youth crime on national agenda
Thursday, 27 Jan, 2022
KATTER’S Australian Party (KAP) candidate for Herbert, Clynton Hawks, says the crime wave gripping Townsville is an issue that needs greater attention at a national level, and has committed to push for more substantial co-operation between all levels of government to tackle youth crime if elected in the upcoming federal election. Trucking operator Mr Hawks […]
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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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