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Forget Maroon it – North Queensland is Marooned: Katter
Wednesday, 5 Jun, 2024
It’s quite the patriotic week this week, but next week’s state budget will show where the Brisbane government’s priorities really lie, North Queensland leader of the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP), and member for Traeger Robbie Katter has declared, ahead of the State of Origin, Queensland Day, and the State Budget. “While I’ll be proudly wearing […]
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Statement from Nick Dametto MP – Port Hinchinbrook (June)
Tuesday, 4 Jun, 2024
Back in mid-May I announced that a meeting would occur at the end of the month between the Cassowary Coast Regional Council (CCRC) and the State Government regarding a long-term strategy for dredging at Port Hinchinbrook and finalising the normalisation process of the development. A meeting went ahead as planned on Friday, 31 May 2024 […]
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Residents living in perpetual state of fear as youth crime crisis grows
Monday, 3 Jun, 2024
Townsville residents are living in a perpetual state of fear as youth criminals run rampant on the streets endangering the lives of people going about their normal business. Over the weekend, it has been alleged that carloads of youth offenders in stolen vehicles rammed up to three cars belonging to members of the public and […]
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Landmark support for Inland Water: Katter
Friday, 31 May, 2024
Grassroots and crossbench lobbying has demonstrated that David can indeed defeat Goliath, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader, and member for Traeger, Robbie Katter has said. In a case of commonsense finally prevailing, Queensland and Australia’s inland water source will be protected from climate change policy gone mad, and greedy multinational corporates who seek to pump […]
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Instant asset write-off: Is it rewarding overseas manufacturing?
Thursday, 30 May, 2024
WHILE small businesses across the country await a decision from Federal Parliament deciding whether they can write off assets up to $20,000, Kennedy MP Bob Katter and a leading North Queensland accountant are questioning why the measures do not go further to truly support primary producers and Australian industry. In last year’s Federal Budget, the […]
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30,000+ Queenslanders call for Castle Law
Thursday, 30 May, 2024
More than 31,000 Queenslanders have signed the Parliamentary Petition to enact Castle Law in Queensland, a figure labelled by Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto as an overwhelming milestone. The parliamentary petition was launched in conjunction with the introduction of the Criminal Code (Defence of Dwellings and Other Premises—Castle Law) […]
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