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Stone walls, not Big Rocks – Katter slams Government inaction forcing council’s hand
Thursday, 18 Jul, 2024
The Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Member for Traeger, Robbie Katter has slammed the Labor Government and their ideologically driven departments, while backing the Charters Towers Regional Council’s decision to wipe their hands of the Big Rocks Wier Project “This just demonstrates that the Government and the bureaucracy in Brisbane have no appetite whatsoever […]
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Tinkering around the edges won’t save lives – Remote patients’ continued neglect
Wednesday, 17 Jul, 2024
The Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Member for Traeger, Robbie Katter has today welcomed minor adjustments to the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme but has lashed out saying that people are choosing to die in their community rather than undertake unaffordable travel to major centres. In the January to March 2024 quarter, 50% of all […]
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Dametto sponsors petition calling for ambulance station at Rollingstone
Wednesday, 17 Jul, 2024
Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader and State Member for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto, has sponsored a Queensland Parliament petition calling for an ambulance station at Rollingstone. Currently, the closest ambulance stations to Rollingstone are the Ingham Station and the Northern Beaches Station at Black River, leaving a 93 kilometre stretch along the Bruce Highway between stations. […]
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KAP Pledges Strong Support to the Townsville Veteran and First Responder Communities Through the Oasis Townsville
Tuesday, 16 Jul, 2024
The Katter's Australian Party (KAP) has proudly pledged its support for The Oasis Townsville (The Oasis) and the valuable work they do in our garrison city to support our large veteran community and the plans they hold for the future to incorporate first responders to their services. Recognising the invaluable contributions and sacrifices of our […]
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Just the Tip of the Iceberg: Labor Scraps Patient Travel 4-day Rule
Tuesday, 16 Jul, 2024
The recent announcement by the State Government that they will scrap the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) 4-day rule is a small step forward but fails to address the significant issues that exist within the scheme according to the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto. In 2017, an investigation by […]
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Dametto slams Attorney-General’s Response to Castle Law Petition
Monday, 15 Jul, 2024
The Attorney-General’s recent response to the Castle Law petition, which garnered an astounding 40,470 signatures, has been labelled as dismal and disrespectful to the thousands of Queenslanders who voiced their concerns according to Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MP Nick Dametto. “As a Member of Parliament but also the Principal Petitioner for the […]
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