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Powerlink Incompetence, Bureaucratic Brick-Walls, Get CopperString Built! Katter
Tuesday, 14 Oct, 2025
The Treasurer Friday confirmed that it’s bureaucrats and PowerLink’s incompetence that will see yet more delays for CopperString, the Member for Traeger and Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP), Robbie Katter has said. “The utter incompetence of PowerLink to need yet more Federal approvals, taking up to more than two years, is mind blowing, […]
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Castle Law Queensland’s Biggest Petition – Queenslanders demand the Right to Defend their Home
Monday, 13 Oct, 2025
More than two Suncorp Stadiums of Queenslanders have demanded Castle Law be introduced in Queensland, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) leader and Member for Traeger, Robbie Katter has said. “The KAP petition is now the largest in Queensland’s history, but we know already that the Brisbane major parties are running scared – they are refusing to […]
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“Band-Aid on a compound fracture” Long term pain, short term gain as Isa survives Glencore-doomsday
Wednesday, 8 Oct, 2025
KENNEDY MP Bob Katter thanked the Federal Government, particularly Minister for Industry, Tim Ayres, for his announcement today, but he warned the $600 million over three years jointly funded investment was going to limp Mount Isa along till the next election. “We must put on record our appreciation of the involvement by the Minister. Robbie […]
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Survived the First Half – More Needed – Copper Smelter Package a Start: Katter
Wednesday, 8 Oct, 2025
News that the Mount Isa Copper Smelter and Townsville Refinery will remain operating is good news, but the hard work is still to come, the Member for Traeger and Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP), Robbie Katter has said from his home city of Mount Isa. “This is a start and it’s at least […]
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Katter questions Treasurer on Isa copper smelter and banana ban
Wednesday, 8 Oct, 2025
KAP Federal Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter, yesterday used Question Time to demand urgent action to save the Mount Isa region’s industrial backbone and to protect Australia’s banana industry from the threat of disease-bearing imports. Mr Katter described a “doomsday” scenario unfolding in North Queensland with battles occurring on two fronts. The closure of Glencore’s […]
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Katter Reveals Child Slavery Behind Banana Imports
Friday, 3 Oct, 2025
FEDERAL MP Bob Katter has revealed explosive evidence of rampant child labour in the Philippines’ banana industry – while the Australian Government considers opening the floodgates to imports. Reports show 22.5 percent of households in banana-growing regions have children working in plantations. Many are unaccompanied minors, living in makeshift tents, and exposed to poverty wages […]
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