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Bumpy Road Ahead for Critical Community Transport Provider
Wednesday, 10 Jul, 2024
A vital transport and social engagement service assisting the elderly, socially isolated and younger people with disabilities is facing the prospect of turning away clients in need due to a shortfall in State Government funding. TransitCare provides critical community transport services to regional areas, including Ingham and Charters Towers, allowing patients to live independently in […]
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Dametto and Knuth Criticize Government Over Private Members Bills Delays
Tuesday, 9 Jul, 2024
Katter’s Australia Party (KAP) State Members Nick Dametto for Hinchinbrook, and Shane Knuth for Hill, have fiercely criticized the Queensland Government for their failure to process Private Members Bills in a timely manner and with the same degree of priority as Government bills. Their comments come after it was revealed that Mr Knuth’s bill, introduced […]
Read moreGoing backwards on Bridle Track Tunnel
Monday, 8 Jul, 2024
Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter has questioned the Government’s blinkered upgrades of black-spot roads, and disappointing lack of commitment in parliament to a safer tunnel route that unlocks the economic future of resource-rich North Queensland. Questioning the Minister for Northern Development, Madeline King, in parliament about building the proposed Bridle Track Tunnel through the […]
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OPINION – RE: UNESCO’s Great Barrier Reef Report
Sunday, 7 Jul, 2024
The worst Federal Labor Government in Australia’s history continues to be led blindly like a lap dog by WWF and UNESCO towards economically unreachable water quality targets within the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) catchment areas, to the point where only a shutdown of every single primary industry in Queensland will be considered satisfactory to their […]
Read moreKAP Statement: LNP adopts another KAP policy
Sunday, 7 Jul, 2024
In a sensational move today, after almost two years, the LNP leader David Crisafulli has come out in support of the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) youth crime policy of adult crime = adult time. The Opposition Leader’s announcement was made during the LNP’s state convention this weekend. It follows suit of the LNP’s previous backflip […]
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Hinchinbrook MP celebrates the start of the 2024 sugarcane crushing season
Friday, 5 Jul, 2024
Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader and State Member for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto, has welcomed the commencement of the 2024 sugarcane crushing season, highlighting its pivotal role in the local economy and acknowledging the perseverance of farmers, harvesting contractors and mill workers amid various challenges. “It’s gratifying to see that the 2024 season has kicked off. […]
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