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Dametto defends Castle Law
Wednesday, 24 Apr, 2024
Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has sensationally called on the State Government to consider galvanising the legal protections for Queenslanders who are faced with making the critical decision to defend themselves when confronted by an intruder inside their own home or premises. Despite claims by the State Labor Government that by their metrics crime rates were […]
Read moreSpeed limits lacking common sense on rural highways: Katter
Monday, 22 Apr, 2024
Overtaking at 130 kilometres per hour will save lives, Katter’s Australian Party Leader, and Member for Traeger, Robbie Katter said. The member for Traeger – the second largest electorate in Queensland, covering almost 430,000 square kilometres – is calling on the Minister for Transport and Main Roads to introduce an increased speed limit on rural […]
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Atherton Tablelands Community Triumphs Against International Big Business!
Sunday, 21 Apr, 2024
State Member for Hill Shane Knuth welcomed the news that South Korean-owned Ark Energy has withdrawn its proposal to add another wind farm near the small tablelands community of Ravenshoe. Mr Knuth said the company had embarked on an intense campaign last year, including renaming the project from Chalumbin to Wooroora Station Windfarm and reducing […]
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What’s the go Ergon?
Sunday, 21 Apr, 2024
This isn’t just an isolated matter, there seems to be a region wide increase no-one was ready for,” Mr Dametto said. “Whether it’s due to bill estimates because of meter readings not occurring during Cyclone Kirrily, or unexplained price hikes in wholesale electricity, a widespread dramatic increase should have been communicated to residents by Ergon […]
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Labor fails on youth crime again as parliamentary committee crumbles
Friday, 19 Apr, 2024
The Queensland Parliamentary Youth Justice Reform Select Committee's dissolvement this week marks yet another dismal failure in the Labor Government’s attempt to address youth crime. The committee's final report failed to pass due to a lack of consensus among members, a result that was inevitable with an evenly stacked Government and Opposition committee. Hinchinbrook MP […]
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Brisbane parties sign off annihilation of North Queensland jobs, economy: Katter
Friday, 19 Apr, 2024
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Member for Traeger, Robbie Katter has berated the Queensland government and the so-called opposition for blindly drinking the climate change cool-aid. North Queensland jobs, North Queensland communities, and the state of Queensland’s economy have been handed their last rites today Mr Katter said. The Government and LNP joined the […]
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