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PRIVACY LOSS JUST A TAP AWAY FROM TODAY, KAP WARNS
Friday, 9 Jul, 2021
Police should be prohibited from accessing QR code data associated with people’s movements if the State Government is to retain community confidence that its mandatory app is for the sole purpose of contact tracing, Katter’s Australian Party Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has said. The State Government’s ‘Check In Qld’ app is being enforced on all […]
Read moreDOWN TO THE WIRE FOR GOV TO DELIVER ON COPPERSTRING
Friday, 9 Jul, 2021
The KAP is pressing the State’s Energy Minister and Premier to honour their promises and move urgently to deliver CopperString 2.0 with a ‘shovel-ready’ date of later this year as pressure mounts from investors to realise the future of the $1.7 billion project. “This project promises to revolutionize the mineral mining industry and it’s now […]
Read moreState Govt. must prioritise communities over ‘Cotton Kings’
Thursday, 8 Jul, 2021
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, is calling on the State Government to prioritise inland North Queensland communities over cotton growers from down south, when it allocates 145,000 mega-litres in the Flinders River catchment later this year. Qld’s Water Minister, Glen Butcher said mines and irrigators would be vying for the Flinders River catchment water, including the […]
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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. […]
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