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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 […]
Read moreFree-market fanatics plan to kill off yet another industry… owner-operator pharmacies
Tuesday, 2 Nov, 2021
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, says a plan floated by the AMA (Australian Medical Association) to deregulate pharmacies by expanding the sale of medicines to vending machines in GP clinics, supermarkets and online, is a ‘wicked proposal’ that he will fight tenaciously.[1] “The people pushing the deregulation of all our industries seem to have a hatred […]
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