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Navua sedge – Industry Update
Monday, 1 Jul, 2024
Earlier this month, Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader Nick Dametto met with community members and agricultural industry stakeholders in relation to the unrelenting spread of Navua sedge (Cyperus aromaticus) across the Herbert district. Recent updates provided on behalf of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) indicated that a rust pathogen […]
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Auditor General’s scathing report on youth crime: KAP plan the only way to go
Monday, 1 Jul, 2024
You know that the approach of Brisbane’s government to tackle youth crime is off the rails when their own Auditor General says ‘64% increase in the average daily number of serious repeat offenders, from 2018–19 to 2022–23’, The KAP Leader and member for Traeger has said. “A 64% increase! This from a government who is […]
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Queensland’s decision, not Switzerland’s – Katter’s law to keep mining Mount Isa
Friday, 28 Jun, 2024
Queensland’s resources must be mined for the interest of Queenslanders, and not played with like a gambling chip by a Swiss-based commodity trader, the member for Traeger, and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) leader has said in his opening statement to a Parliamentary Committee in Brisbane. “The future of copper production in Queensland should not be […]
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LNP need to tell it straight – riding two horses won’t wash with Queensland public: Katter
Wednesday, 26 Jun, 2024
What will it be? Support for emissions targets or coal power? Support of $20 Billion Olympics or North Queensland infrastructure? Nuclear power or not? The LNP must stop trying to ride two horses and say it how it is – do the LNP support the people and industry of North Queensland or are they selling […]
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Street University: Right Intentions, Wrong Street
Wednesday, 26 Jun, 2024
Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Nick Dametto is standing up for local businesses owners in Kirwan, who have raised significant concerns regarding the rise in crime following the opening of the Street University on Castlemaine Street. Long-established businesses, some operating for up to 35 years, are now facing serious challenges to keep their […]
Read moreNick Dametto MP – Opinion Piece – Victoria’s gas and energy shortage becomes a Queensland problem.
Tuesday, 25 Jun, 2024
The extent of Australia's escalating energy crisis is clearly on display in Victoria with the state at risk of running out of gas by the end of this winter – and should serve as not only a stark warning for the rest of the nation but also a wake-up call for Queensland who is on […]
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