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Dametto Backs Proposed Overhaul of Queensland Weapons Licensing Branch
Thursday, 17 Jul, 2025
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has thrown his support behind suggested reform of the Weapons Licensing Branch (WLB), following the raw findings handed down in the Commissioner’s 100-Day Review of the Queensland Police Service – Final Report.[1] Mr Dametto said the report confirmed what many law-abiding firearm owners and […]
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Katter backs ambitious rail and port plan: “We’ve waited since my grandfather’s time”
Thursday, 17 Jul, 2025
BOB Katter, Federal Member for Kennedy, has thrown his full support behind Chatham Rock Phosphate Limited’s proposal to build a rail link from Northwest Queensland to Karumba, hailing it as a bold and long-overdue vision to open up the region’s economic potential. “We applaud them,” Mr Katter said. “Since my grandfather’s time, which was a […]
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Castle Law Petition Surges Past 42,000 in Record Time
Tuesday, 15 Jul, 2025
The people of Queensland have spoken loudly once again, with over 42,000 Queenslanders signing the latest Castle Law parliamentary petition in under two weeks, sending a powerful message to the State Government that personal safety and the right to defend yourself is paramount. Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader Nick Dametto said the […]
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Katter: Stop remote residents dying young
Monday, 14 Jul, 2025
FEDERAL Member for Kennedy Bob Katter said government must do more to provide health services to people in regional and remote areas after a Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) study found men are dying up to 13.6 years earlier, and women 12.7 years earlier than their metropolitan cousins. "We are pleading with government […]
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Katter calls for State to back piston-engine helicopters in disaster response
Thursday, 10 Jul, 2025
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Member for Traeger, Robbie Katter, is calling for urgent reform to Queensland’s disaster management policy to formally recognise and financially support the vital role of piston-engine helicopters particularly during major fire and flood emergencies in rural and remote communities. “Time and again, these aircraft have been the first and […]
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Trump’s tariffs should wake our government from its’ economic delusions
Wednesday, 9 Jul, 2025
FEDERAL Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter, has weighed in on President Donald Trump’s latest announcement of steep tariffs of 200% on pharmaceuticals and 50% on copper, warning that the decision underscores America’s bid to protect its industries - and highlights Australia’s dangerous failure to do the same. “Trump’s protecting his industries from the uncontestable, government-backed […]
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