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Time’s Ticking on Intensive On Country Program
Tuesday, 21 May, 2024
Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto used parliamentary Question Time today to corner the Queensland Premier for an update on the Expression of Interest (EOI) process for Labor’s Intensive On Country Program. The Queensland State Labor Government has come under heavy criticism this week for their continued failure to address […]
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Red flag for all – Alarm raised by KAP on attack on liberties of all Queenslanders
Tuesday, 21 May, 2024
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) have come out today renewing their denunciation of the Queensland Community Safety Bill, citing severe concerns over the erosion of civil liberties and the potential devastating impact that the poorly drafted legislation will have on the broader community. The bill, which is cloaked in anti-gun and ‘safety’ rhetoric, has come under […]
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Intensive On Country Trial, or not?
Sunday, 19 May, 2024
It’s been two months since the EOI process for the revamped Intensive On Country Program concluded and as crime continues to traumatise residents and compromise the safety of North Queenslander’s, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader Nick Dametto is now calling on the State Labor Government to urgently update the public on the results of […]
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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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