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Queensland still paying the price for bad LNG deals
Friday, 6 Jul, 2018
State leader of the KAP and Member for Traeger, Robbie Katter, says recent export earnings and royalty figures show the LNG industry is still falling short of the contribution promised to the people of Queensland. “In 2010 the Bligh Government’s “Queensland LNG Industry” blueprint1 estimated royalties to be over $850 million per annum. “Last year […]
Read moreDon’t come the raw prawn with me! Katter calls out Ag Minister as white spot continues to decimate
Thursday, 5 Jul, 2018
KAP Leader and the Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter is absolutely furious that white spot disease (WSD) has been detected again in Queensland supermarket green prawns and is livid that the Federal Government’s so-called ‘tough’ new import restrictions are failing to prevent the highly destructive disease from continuing to make it onto Australian supermarket […]
Read morePut politics aside for a “Donation Conversation”
Thursday, 5 Jul, 2018
State Leader of the KAP and Member for Traeger, Robbie Katter, has invited the State’s political leaders to stand together with him for a special press conference to raise awareness around organ and tissue donation. “I’ve written to the Premier, Leader of the Opposition and crossbenchers to invite them to join me for a press […]
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Big win for Tablelands
Wednesday, 4 Jul, 2018
Shane Knuth MP has been working with CST (Community Services Tablelands) to secure $3.9 million for funding for a new community centre in Atherton – after more than four years of lobbying, the State Government has committed to paying $1.6 million for the project, along with CST’s contribution of $350,000, and land supplied by TRC. […]
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Turnbull Government turning its back on Indigenous housing in Qld
Wednesday, 4 Jul, 2018
KAP Leader and Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter was joined at a press conference in Cairns today by Mayor Ross Andrews of the Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council and KAP Federal candidate for Leichhardt, Daniel McCarthy to address the frustrating lack of progress from the State and Federal Governments regarding the future of funding for […]
Read moreParis Accords
Wednesday, 4 Jul, 2018
Katter’s Australian Party Senator for Queensland Fraser Anning has strongly supported former Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s call for Australia to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement. “Tony Abbott is dead right. Now that the US is leaving, we should withdraw from the Paris Agreement as soon as possible,” the conservative Queensland Senator said. “For […]
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