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BIOSECURITY QLD PROTOCOLS LACKING AS DOG DISEASE LOOMS

Tuesday, 1 Jun, 2021

A deadly tick-born disease that kills around 10 per cent of afflicted dogs and has already made its way to Queensland has exposed the nation’s biosecurity weaknesses, Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said. Mr Katter said vets across North Australia were alarmed by the rate at which ehrlichiosis was killing […]

Minister needs to act on shed rules: Dametto

Monday, 31 May, 2021

Billboard confronts Labor with crim reality

Monday, 31 May, 2021

AN electronic billboard displaying cold, hard facts about crime in Townsville will ram home the reality facing local residents to the State Labor Government, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto.  Mr Dametto has hired a portable billboard that will display key crime statistics around the city for the foreseeable future.  “The three local Labor MPs and this government don’t believe there’s a crime problem in Townsville, […]

Premier fails to get tough on youth crime

Thursday, 27 May, 2021

PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk has refused to take control of Townsville’s horrific youth crime crisis after being pressed on the issue by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto.  In a Question Without Notice asked in parliament this morning, Mr Dametto challenged the Premier to take ownership of combating youth crime and detail what she will do as leader […]

Bill proves Labor is clueless on debt

Thursday, 27 May, 2021

A STATE Labor Government Bill that supposedly reduces debt will do nothing of the sort, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto.   Mr Dametto said the Debt Reduction and Savings Bill 2021, simply “moved things around to make the government look good for the State’s credit rating”.  “This legislation does enough to keep things running in the short-term but falls woefully […]

Labor should come clean on kid crim age

Tuesday, 25 May, 2021

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has challenged members of the State Labor Government who support raising the age of criminal responsibility to come forward, after an internal party document revealed support for the idea.  Mr Dametto said it was only fair that law-abiding Queenslanders knew “who was on their side and who wasn’t” when it came to youth justice.  “I was […]