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DAMETTO DEMANDS GOVT OWN UP TO CRIME CRISIS
Wednesday, 15 Sep, 2021
Labor MPs have sought to deny the severity of North Queensland’s crime crisis by shouting down debate and claiming legal concerns during a speech delivered to the Parliament this week by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto, speaking about escalating crime in Townsville and Mackay, made reference to juvenile offenders hunting down police officers in […]
Read morePALLIATIVE CARE DENIED VITAL FUNDING BY LABOR
Tuesday, 14 Sep, 2021
Katter’s Australian Party MPs have today forced the State’s MPs to show their hand on delivering equitable, quality palliative care to all Queenslanders. Unfortunately all Labor MPs denied the delivery of this vital service, and instead opted to push on with their Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Bill 2021 which will provide euthanasia as an legal […]
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Labor avoids here and now problems while pushes on with Ingham bypass
Tuesday, 14 Sep, 2021
INGHAM small businesses have been left feeling gutted following news the Transport and Main Roads (TMR) Minister will forge ahead with the Ingham bypass, Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said. TMR has advised it will commence planning and consultation on the planned bypass between Ingham and Cardwell later this year, in a bid to flood proof […]
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SCIENCE IS UNSETTLED BUT GROWERS BEAR THE BRUNT
Tuesday, 14 Sep, 2021
The draconian reef regulations that could blow a $1 billion-plus hole in the Queensland economy over the next 10 years will have no real impact on the health Great Barrier Reef (GBR), independent scientist Dr Peter Ridd has said. Speaking in support of KAP Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto’s Environmental and Other Legislation (Reversal of Great […]
Read moreKAP CALLS FOR CRIME-FIGHT “GENERALS” TO HEAD NORTH
Monday, 13 Sep, 2021
Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has called for the Queensland Police and Youth Justice Ministers to commit to relocating to North Queensland until Christmas. Mr Katter said, given the youth crime crisis that has escalated to the point police officers are being hunted down in stolen vehicles, the Ministers were needed […]
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Dametto rides the bucking bull for charity
Monday, 13 Sep, 2021
MEMBER for Hinchinbrook Nick Dametto took on the raging bull to raise funds for charity at the annual Ingham Sugar City Rodeo, September 11. The four riders battled it out, with Jonty Collins-Furber topping the leader board with a time of 6.7 seconds, James Stevens came in second place with 4.6 seconds, Nick Dametto MP […]
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