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Time to plan for backpacker return says Katter
Thursday, 8 Jul, 2021
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, has called on the State and Federal Governments to clear the way for the return of international backpackers coming into North Queensland, as they are desperately needed to fill worker shortages in key industries such as tourism, hospitality and fruit and vegetable farming. Mr Katter has been in discussions with several […]
Read moreRSPCA turns 150: Pets over profits
Wednesday, 7 Jul, 2021
RSPCA Australia is turning 150 and Member for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto said it was time the RSPCA went back to their founding value of looking after animals, not looking after their profits. The RSPCA Queensland posted a profit of $8.7M in 2019-2020. Around 42 per cent of revenue comes from community donations, with the other income coming from government sources and through its animal activities. “My office […]
Read moreQueensland hospitality desperate for workers
Wednesday, 7 Jul, 2021
The hospitality sector in regional Queensland is being forced to cut back on trading hours and in some cases cease trading by a dire shortage of chefs and hospitality workers. Member for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto has written to the Federal Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs and the Queensland Treasurer raising his concerns and suggesting an incentive scheme and a safe expedited pathway for overseas workers. […]
Read moreKatter backs Fitzgibbon’s call for feds to intervene on gas prices
Wednesday, 7 Jul, 2021
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, has thrown his support behind Hunter MP, Joel Fitzgibbon, who is calling on the Federal Government to intervene in the domestic gas market with prices surging as high as $27 a gigajoule, which is as much as $10 a gigajoule above export prices. “The price of gas is critical for Australia […]
Read moreDirt n Dust demonstrates Govt dereliction of duty
Tuesday, 6 Jul, 2021
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, says that the cancelling of Julia Creek’s Dirt n Dust festival is the most recent example of both the Federal and State Government’s “dereliction of duty and responsibility” to support small towns across Australia. “Across the region show numbers have been down, in some cases numbers have been down as low […]
Read moreGANGS SHOULD BE GOVT’S GUN FOCUS: DAMETTO
Tuesday, 6 Jul, 2021
The Palaszczuk Labor Government and its bureaucracy’s obsession with punishing law-abiding firearm owners like sports shooters and farmers is allowing gang-related gun crime to fester in south-east Queensland, Katter’s Australian Party Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has warned. Citing recently-published Queensland Police Service data that shows gang-related activity associated with concealable firearms has risen significantly alongside […]
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