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Carrot and stick measures needed to improve rural health delivery
Friday, 15 Oct, 2021
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, says ‘carrot and stick measures’ are needed to improve rural and regional health delivery, including increased bulk billing rebates for rural and regional general practitioners (GPs) based on remoteness, and incentives and directives to attract Australian-trained and foreign doctors to the regions. The Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MP presented these ideas […]
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Gairloch Flood Immunity Upgrade project gets the go ahead
Thursday, 14 Oct, 2021
PLANNING works for a long-term solution to improve flood immunity at Gairloch section of the Bruce Highway are imminent, signaling a huge win for the Hinchinbrook electorate, State Member Nick Dametto has said. During Question Time today, Member for Hinchinbrook Mr Dametto asked Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Mark Bailey to provide an update […]
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QLD FAMILIES DEVASTATED BY TAXI LICENCE LOSSES
Wednesday, 13 Oct, 2021
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs are calling on Transport Minister Mark Bailey to attend a court-ordered mediation and negotiate a fair compensation package for devastated Queensland taxi licence owners. KAP Leader Robbie Katter, speaking from Parliament House said, “Mum-and-Dad Queensland small-business owners have lost everything - there are so many stories of trails of destruction […]
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State Government holds the keys to rural housing crisis fix
Wednesday, 13 Oct, 2021
MEMBER for Hinchinbrook Nick Dametto will request a meeting with Treasurer Cameron Dick to call for an amendment to the First Home Owners’ Grant Policy that would make buying a home in regional Queensland more attractive. Last week community leaders stated Western Queensland is struggling to grow regional centres due to the lack of housing […]
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DR RIDD A BEACON OF HOPE FOR FREE SPEECH: KAP
Wednesday, 13 Oct, 2021
A dark cloud hangs over the future of academic freedom of speech in Australia following the High Court’s ruling today against Great Barrier Reef expert Dr Peter Ridd, Katter’s Australian Party MPs have said. The KAP which – alongside a variety of other supporters from across the country - have stood in solidarity with Dr […]
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ATHERTON COMMUNITY CENTRE RECEIVES FUNDING GREEN LIGHT
Wednesday, 13 Oct, 2021
The Atherton Community Centre has, finally, been given the green light with funding for the construction of the new $4.1million building being announced. State Member for Hill Shane Knuth said it had been a long, hard-fought process to get the project up and running and welcomed the final injection of funds from the Federal Government. […]
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