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‘Horse has bolted’: Merger laws just political ‘face-saving’ after divestiture ignorance
Wednesday, 17 Apr, 2024
THE Federal Government’s merger laws reform, aimed at “boosting competition,” equates to “closing the door after the horse has bolted,” Katter’s Australian Party MP Bob Katter said. Mr Katter, who for more than a decade has raised the alarm over the market concentration of the major supermarkets and more recently made repetitive calls for divestment […]
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Labor Education Bill collapses under pressure from home school community and teachers
Tuesday, 16 Apr, 2024
Queensland Education Minister Di Farmer announced on Monday that the proposed amendments to Student Disciplinary Absences (SDAs) and home-schooling regulation in Labor’s Education (General Provisions) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (EGPA Bill) would be withdrawn and not progressed ‘at this time’. The announcement was welcome news to the home-schooling community and teachers across the […]
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Nick Dametto MP – Opinion Piece – Parliament shake up: Time to Pop the Question.
Sunday, 14 Apr, 2024
You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who is happy with Labor’s current performance and rightly so. With the LNP now considering themselves as an alternative government, people are turning to the Opposition for answers as the October election looms. Unfortunately, other than motherhood statements and one liner’s, most of us can’t decipher what they […]
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Dametto pushes for Ingham Railway Station Revamp
Friday, 12 Apr, 2024
The State Member for Hinchinbrook and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto, has called for funding to be made available in the 2024-2025 Budget for beautification works at the Queensland Rail Ingham Station. The Hinchinbrook MP stated in a letter to the Minister for Transport and Main Roads that funding for the Ingham […]
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Grocery code review a ‘slap on the wrist with wet lettuce’: Katter
Thursday, 11 Apr, 2024
LAUGHABLE and uninspiring are the words that come to Kennedy MP Bob Katter’s mind when told of the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct review’s interim report. The report recommends the current voluntary code of conduct be made mandatory and suggests penalties of up to $10m for serious breaches. “What does a serious breach even […]
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Woke agenda ready to destroy Queensland’s inland water
Thursday, 11 Apr, 2024
The ends that farmers and communities must go to protect what should be a no-brainer is just staggering, Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Member for Traeger, Robbie Katter has said. Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Member for Traeger, Robbie Katter has today stood with AgForce, concerned farmers and community members, and the Federal KAP member […]
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