Tuesday, 7 May, 2024
KATTER’S Australian Party MP Bob Katter is thanking growers for recommending that the Grocery Code be trashed and a proven law enforcement body, like the AFP, put in place to reel in the power of the supermarket giants. In April, the Government handed down yet another report recommending little more than improved self-regulation. Increased penalties […]
Friday, 3 May, 2024
While the announcement of a $1,000 electricity rebate might offer some short-term relief for residents grappling with soaring power bills, the rebate could not be the long-term solution according to Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. “The latest initiative from the Miles Labor Government is nothing but a short-sighted attempt to mask its failure in providing cost-effective […]
Fisheries minister Mark Furner’s capitulation to his Brisbane masters and their desperate scramble for green votes is an utter slap in the face to the Gulf Fishers who have had their livelihoods obliterated with 14 days’ notice, Katter’s Australian Party Leader, and Member for Traeger, Robbie Katter has said. Without any scientific backing, the Fisheries […]
FORMER Queensland Energy Minister Bob Katter has labelled the State Premier’s $1000 electricity “vote-buying” handout an “insult to the intelligence of the Queensland people.” Mr Katter said the $1000 per household initiative, set to cost $2.5bn, and being labelled as cost-of-living relief was not fooling anyone as a blatant vote-buying exercise which ignored the root […]
Thursday, 2 May, 2024
Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto, praised Westpac's decision to extend its moratorium on branch closures until at least 2027. The announcement, made on Tuesday, 30 April, comes as a relief to many communities, including Ingham and Tully which were previously earmarked for branch closures. Last year, Westpac's plans to […]
KATTER’S Australian Party MP Bob Katter has laid out his proposal to save, and increase viability of the Mossman Sugar Mill, currently in administration. Mr Katter said it had been reported to him, following years of insecurity within the mill, the quality of cane being supplied to the crusher was dwindling, and additional supply to […]