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Community consultation skipped by rushed Government green agenda
Thursday, 22 Feb, 2024
The Queensland Governments’ rapid pursuit of renewable energy targets now align with the Federal goal to reach 82% renewables by 2030. This aggressive target is said be achieved through the construction of solar and wind farms and battery installations across the country. However, amidst the urgency to meet such unreasonable targets, grave concerns have emerged […]
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KAP jury out on new ‘Intensive On Country’ trial
Wednesday, 21 Feb, 2024
State members of the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) say the Miles Government’s new ‘Intensive On Country’ program aimed at addressing youth crime fails to deliver a solid punch and deliberately remains silent on key components of the KAP’s Relocation Sentencing Policy. Although the language and objectives of the Intensive On Country program bear a striking […]
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Katter demands supermarket reform not inquiries
Tuesday, 20 Feb, 2024
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter, has unleashed on the current and former government today after Four Corner’s last night exposed Woolworths and Coles’ anti-competitive, price predatory behaviours. For more than a decade[i], Mr Katter has been advocating for and moving legislation in the House to actually achieve supermarket reform. In 2013, he introduced the Reducing Supermarket […]
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‘Accountants in Cairns’ and culture change needed to boost Australian Defence
Tuesday, 20 Feb, 2024
AUSTRALIAN Defence’s culture needs to be examined as much as its ageing and underwhelming equipment Katter’s Australian Party MP Bob Katter says, who has proposed “accountants in Cairns,” Far North Queensland could prop up Navy numbers in response to concerns of “weak borders”. Responding to reports a new fleet of “smaller” warships are set to […]
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KAP Crossbench Motion: Ditch the Olympics, Build Regional North Queensland
Thursday, 15 Feb, 2024
The Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) spearheaded a crossbench motion in State Parliament this week that sought the endorsement of the House to immediately commence the necessary steps to cancel the Brisbane Olympics and redirect the $7 billion of funds towards improving State Government services and infrastructure and nation building projects in regional Queensland. The KAP’s […]
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Should the Olympics be put to a referendum?
Thursday, 15 Feb, 2024
The two major political parties in Queensland both enthusiastically support the hosting of the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane. The (mainly Brisbane-based) media continues to back the Olympics. There's only one way to find out what Queenslanders really think about the state hosting the games: put it to a vote. If the major parties genuinely […]
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