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Review of Water Allocations from Flinders won’t make up for Lost Decade: Katter
Thursday, 18 Jan, 2024
North West Queensland’s agriculture industry is set to suffer further setbacks following the announcement of government interference toward already-stagnant water allocations from the Flinders River. Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP, Robbie Katter, says while a State government probe into water allocations would only delay agricultural development, he would welcome any findings which led […]
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Brisbane Olympics will cost $7bn for residents to escape the south east: KAP
Wednesday, 17 Jan, 2024
WHILE northern and regional Queenslanders watch their critical services diminish and battle through a major cost-of-living and housing crisis, the State’s two major political parties have reaffirmed their only focus is the south east by committing Queensland to the Brisbane Olympics. The “voice of the north,” Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) doubled down on its calls […]
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The Big Banks’ “postcode discrimination” was the canary in the coal mine all along: Katter
Tuesday, 16 Jan, 2024
Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Member for Traeger, Robbie Katter, said he is heartened by calls for the dilution of private corporate control over the provision of essential “public” services but that action could have been taken years ago had regional Queenslanders been listened to. With reference the opinion piece by Associate Professor Paul Williams […]
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The cost of chaos: The correlation between youth crime and car insurance premiums
Friday, 12 Jan, 2024
Economically, 2024 is off to a worrisome start for North Queenslanders with many residents reporting significant increases to their motor vehicle insurance premiums adding further strain to household budgets. According to Finder, since 2021 car insurance premiums have increased by 19.8 per cent across the nation with Queensland recording the highest increase overall with the […]
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Reeling in the Future: Hundreds of Barramundi released into the Hinchinbrook Channel
Thursday, 11 Jan, 2024
Fishing fanatics can get keen to catch the next “big one” after the Hinchinbrook Channel’s barramundi stocks were boosted this week with the release of over 700 barramundi fingerlings into the Herbert River. Each year young fingerlings are released into local waterways that feed into the Hinchinbrook Channel, an initiative undertaken by the Ingham Rod […]
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Get Your Hands off Australia Day, Corporate Australia: Katters
Thursday, 11 Jan, 2024
Traeger MP and Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party says the decision of a major supermarket chain to no longer stock Australia Day merchandise is a sign of how out of touch corporate Australia is with the values of the majority of Australians. The supermarket chain claimed through a spokesperson that no longer stocking Australia […]
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