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BREAK GLASS NOW – GAS RESERVE POLICY NEEDED TO SAVE STRATEGIC FACTORY, JOBS: KATTER
Tuesday, 1 Apr, 2025
“The Federal LNP leader has seen the light on a gas reserve policy, so now I’m waiting to see if the LNP in Queensland will follow his lead,” the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Member for Traeger has said. “The KAP, starting with my father in 2014, have been enormously strong advocates for a […]
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PATIENTS FORCED TO TRAVEL FOR DIALYSIS AS GOVERNMENT LEAVES LOCAL RENAL CHAIRS UNUSED
Monday, 31 Mar, 2025
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) and Member for Traeger has called for an urgent expansion of the renal dialysis service in Charters Towers, arguing that local patients should not have to endure exhausting travel to Townsville for treatment when the infrastructure already exists in their own community. Mr Katter said one of his proudest achievements has […]
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Katter responds to opposition budget reply
Friday, 28 Mar, 2025
FEDERAL Member for Kennedy Bob Katter has welcomed key elements of the opposition's budget reply speech, particularly the commitment to a reserve resource policy (RRP)—a policy Katter has championed for over 15 years. The policy works to ensure a percentage of Australia's natural resources, in this case, gas, are reserved for domestic use before being exported. It […]
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Katter says the Gulf was built on buffel, Brahman and bitumen
Thursday, 27 Mar, 2025
Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter has voiced strong opposition to the proposed listing of buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) as a Weed of National Significance (WoNS), highlighting its vital role in Australia's beef industry, urging the government to abandon the proposed listing. "Buffel grass wasn't brought here by accident – it was introduced because it's […]
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LANDLOCK PLAN WILL FUEL FERAL PIG CATASTROPHE
Thursday, 27 Mar, 2025
State Member for Hill Shane Knuth has slammed the Federal Government’s decision to landlock 30 million hectares of bushland, warning it will worsen the nation's feral pig crisis and lead to environmental devastation on an unprecedented scale. Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s announcement to lock up land equivalent to the size of New Zealand is nothing short of an […]
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Katter praises close the gap initiative, but market gardens are crucial
Thursday, 27 Mar, 2025
Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter has praised the efforts of government services and community groups in reducing the rates of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and rheumatic fever by half in the First Australian populations of Mornington Island, Doomadgee and Mount Isa. “While this is a fantastic outcome moving towards closing the gap, we need […]
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