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Decorated community leader is Katter’s Australian Party candidate for the “Forgotten Electorate”
Friday, 10 May, 2024
THE Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) has announced Duane Amos, a decorated police officer and community leader, as its candidate for the electorate of Cook in the October 2024 State election. Born in North Queensland, the Far North has been in ‘Mossy’s’ blood throughout his many endeavours. From an operational member of the Royal Australian Air […]
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Draft Management Plan Fails to Take Aim at Queensland Croc Problem
Thursday, 9 May, 2024
The Queensland Government have released a revised draft crocodile management plan that seeks to make changes to existing crocodile management zones and also rezone specific areas including the TYTO Wetlands at Ingham. Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader Nick Dametto said that he was pleased the Minister and the department had taken […]
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Dametto’s Castle Law Petition Gains Rapid Momentum
Wednesday, 8 May, 2024
A parliamentary petition launched in conjunction with the introduction of the Criminal Code (Defence of Dwellings and Other Premises—Castle Law) Amendment Bill 2024 (the Castle Law Bill) has gained over 12,000 signatures in less than a week, signifying remarkable public support for the proposed law change. Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader […]
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‘Lacking backbone’: Katter points out major flaw in supermarket prices inquiry report
Wednesday, 8 May, 2024
KATTER’S Australian Party MP Bob Katter, who has championed the push for supermarket divestiture for more than a decade, has doubled down on his calls for the major supermarkets to be forced to reduce their market share, while shifting corporate oversight powers away from ASIC and ACCC to the Australian Federal Police. Mr Katter’s calls […]
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Katter applauds farmers for ridiculing the Grocery Code
Tuesday, 7 May, 2024
KATTER’S Australian Party MP Bob Katter is thanking growers for recommending that the Grocery Code be trashed and a proven law enforcement body, like the AFP, put in place to reel in the power of the supermarket giants. In April, the Government handed down yet another report recommending little more than improved self-regulation. Increased penalties […]
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Labor’s electricity price band-aid hides renewables blowou
Friday, 3 May, 2024
While the announcement of a $1,000 electricity rebate might offer some short-term relief for residents grappling with soaring power bills, the rebate could not be the long-term solution according to Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. “The latest initiative from the Miles Labor Government is nothing but a short-sighted attempt to mask its failure in providing cost-effective […]
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