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NORTH WEST’S ECONOMIC FUTURE HINGES ON ROAD AND RAIL
Wednesday, 15 Jan, 2025
Finding efficiencies and enhancing opportunities across key regional transport networks like the Mount Isa to Townsville corridor has been re-affirmed as one of the major priorities of KAP Leader and Member for Traeger Robbie Katter in 2025. Fresh off the back of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to Mount Isa last week during which he […]
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Katter welcomes farm connectivity funding
Wednesday, 15 Jan, 2025
Katter's Australian Party (KAP) Federal Member Bob Katter has today acknowledged the federal government's efforts in providing an additional $20 million for the On Farm Connectivity Program (OFCP) but has emphasised that while this initiative is a step in the right direction, it falls far short of addressing the fundamental issues facing farmers in rural […]
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Adult Crime, Adult Time: Stop the Blame Game and Fix the Laws
Tuesday, 14 Jan, 2025
The recent case of a 13-year-old boy charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a supermarket worker at Coles in Ipswich has laid bare a glaring flaw in the LNP’s “Adult Crime, Adult Time” laws. It has been revealed that if the chosen charge of attempted murder remains, the alleged youth offender will not be […]
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An open letter to the Premier of Queensland – Our Men and Boys are Not Alright.
Sunday, 12 Jan, 2025
I am writing in response to your recent answer to Question on Notice No. 1174, asked on 10 December 2024. In my question, I asked: With reference to males being grossly overrepresented in areas of disadvantage, including but not limited to incarceration rates, suicide rates, substance addiction, and homelessness — Will the Premier consider establishing […]
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CopperString connected wind farm approval sparks call for community royalties
Friday, 10 Jan, 2025
KAP Federal Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter has cautiously welcomed the news of the Prairie Wind Farm gaining EPBC (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation) approval, noting that its progress and alignment with North Queensland’s CopperString 2.0 will carry with it growth and ongoing investment with the mid-west communities. He said that while his primary goal […]
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PMs flying visit to Isa shines light on North West’s vital role
Wednesday, 8 Jan, 2025
KAP Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter has welcomed Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese and Minister for Infrastructure, Catherine King to Mount Isa today, saying that their brief stop-over enroute to the Northern Territory is a recognition of the North West’s vital contribution to the country. “Albo’s visits to the North West are really starting to […]
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