Monday, 18 Dec, 2023
As we bid farewell to 2023, the holiday season brings a time of reflection and gratitude. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all who have shared their concerns and issues with me throughout the year. While we may not have all the solutions, the diversity of voices that reach out is testament […]
Sunday, 17 Dec, 2023
KATTER’S Australian Party MP for Kennedy Bob Katter is calling on the Federal Government to put the armed forces on standby in response to widespread flooding severely impacting Far North Queensland in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Mr Katter said it had been reported to him that emergency services were operating near capacity […]
Saturday, 16 Dec, 2023
TWO additional Far Northern local government areas have been included in the joint Federal and Queensland Government’s disaster support measures following the damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Tablelands Regional Council and Mareeba Shire Council, initially overlooked, have been included in the disaster support schemes which, as a whole, include assistance for personal hardship, […]
Friday, 15 Dec, 2023
Queensland’s new “green” Premier needs to ensure Glencore’s greedy hands are kept off the Great Artesian Basin (GAB) and that the Swiss-based company is meeting its environmental and social obligations across the State, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said. Glencore is currently seeking environmental approval for a three-year trial […]
Thursday, 14 Dec, 2023
Escalating incidents of youth crime in Townsville have prompted Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader Nick Dametto to formally write to Australia’s Defence Minister, Hon. Richard Marles, requesting defence force assistance in the garrison city. Mr Dametto said the rationale for calling in the army was not to hand over control to […]
KATTER’S Australian Party MP Bob Katter says given its track record in North Queensland, the State Government should have no right to destroy more of Queensland’s “nature wonderland” as it considers a trial to dump waste materials into the Great Artesian Basin. The Queensland Government is expected to make a call in early 2024 on […]