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Blinkered Brisbane bureaucracy needs a dose of reality – move ‘em to North Queensland!
Friday, 17 May, 2024
The bureaucracy that makes the decisions for every aspect of North Queensland should be based in North Queensland – not 2,000km away in a concrete jungle. How on earth can a water department manage our plentiful water supply in North Queensland if they only have a view out of their high-rise window of the polluted […]
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Heartbreaking choice between retirement and vital medical charity
Friday, 17 May, 2024
Robyn and Graham Girdler have made it their life's mission to provide a lifeline of support to those facing hardship – but all of this could soon come to an end. Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Member for Traeger Robbie Katter said he regularly heard heartwarming stories about their selfless acts of care and […]
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Katter slams government as “anti-farming” over live-ex decision
Thursday, 16 May, 2024
RURAL Australia MP Bob Katter is asking the government why it “hates farmers” following its announcement of a ban on live sheep exports. The Federal Government announced $107m in its 2024 budget for “a suite of actions for sheep producers and the supply chain” in the phase out of live exports from 2028. “Why do […]
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No-brainer! Federal Government endorses KAP’s Seafood country of origin labelling
Thursday, 16 May, 2024
We all have the right to know where the fish on our plate comes from! Katter’s Australian Party Leader, and Member for Traeger, Robbie Katter has said today, as he welcomed the news that the Federal Labor Government have adopted KAP policy for seafood country of origin labelling. “Three years ago, I introduced a bill […]
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Katter calls for decentralisation of govt departments following self-absorbing budget
Wednesday, 15 May, 2024
ANALYSING the budget for the 50th time in his career, Kennedy MP Bob Katter says the government’s ministers and their departments have no idea what’s going on outside Canberra, and it shows in the 2024 papers. As he flicked through the 186-page Budget Paper No. 2 document, Mr Katter said he noted high volumes of […]
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Final hurdle looms for Bruce Highway alternative completion
Tuesday, 14 May, 2024
It’s simply illogical that out of a 2,800-kilometre route, only 11 kilometres remains unsealed, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Member for Traeger, Robbie Katter has said. After more than a decade of advocacy by the Member for Traeger, only 11 kilometres of dirt remains on the Kennedy Developmental Road (or Hann Highway). Mr Katter […]
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