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KAP Urges Action on Feral Animals
Thursday, 21 Jun, 2018
Speaking in response to the continuing damage caused by feral animals in key Queensland agricultural areas, Senator Anning highlighted how important it is for every level of government to resolve the issue. “Feral animals and pigs in particular have been a consistent issue for our farmers, destroying crops, spreading disease and damaging infrastructure.” Senator Anning […]
Read moreKnuth helps get Country Kitchens program funding extension
Thursday, 21 Jun, 2018
KAP State Member for Hill Shane Knuth has again backed the Queensland Country Women’s Association, advocating for the continuation of the successful Country Kitchens Program for another 12 months. Funding for the program, which has been in place for 3 years, was initially heavily lobbied for and secured by KAP members Shane Knuth and Robbie […]
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Question without notice: Korean War MIA Mystery
Wednesday, 20 Jun, 2018
KAP Federal Leader and Member for Kennedy Bob Katter has used Question Time to pursue the Foreign Minister for answers regarding the Korean War MIA (Missing in Action) Mystery. Innisfail lawyer, Bruce Gillan has been desperate to find out what happened to his uncle Flying Officer Bruce Gillan who was listed as missing along with […]
Read moreGovt unlocks the ‘SAIF’ for southern weir while NAIF stalls
Wednesday, 20 Jun, 2018
KAP Leader and Federal Member for Kennedy exposed the Government’s geographic ineptitude in the Parliament today when he used a 90 second statement to point out that the $352 million Federal investment into the Rookwood Weir will only serve the ‘southern’ region of Queensland, not northern Australia which has been promised ‘water development’ in the […]
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Keeping the heat on the banks
Wednesday, 20 Jun, 2018
State KAP Leader and member for Traeger Robbie Katter is hopeful the Royal Commission will continue to apply the blowtorch to dodgy lenders when it hears from farmers in the coming weeks. “The Royal Commission has done a good job so far, exposing some very poor bank behaviour in retail banking and wealth management and […]
Read morePublic hearings confirmed for North Queensland
Wednesday, 20 Jun, 2018
KAP Member for Hill Shane Knuth is urging the public to attend public hearings on the KAP Safer Waterways Bill set down for August. The public hearings will be held in Cairns and Port Douglas on Monday the 27th August, Townsville on Tuesday 28th August and Mackay on Wednesday 29th August. The venues and times […]
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