Friday, 6 Jun, 2025
“Line items in a budget don’t build an economy, and they certainly don’t build a powerline, but it’s a good start,” the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Member for Traeger has said. “When Powerlink were in charge, all we heard were excuses. So, when the new government brought the QIC in to sort out […]
Read moreWednesday, 4 Jun, 2025
The 2025 sugarcane crushing season is scheduled to commence on 10 June and will mark a significant moment for Hinchinbrook as the region continues to repair and rebuild after the devastating February floods. The weather event inflicted significant crop damage across the Herbert District, with many growers suffering losses to their ratooning and plant cane. […]
Read moreWednesday, 28 May, 2025
KAP Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter insists that the Port of Darwin must be returned to public Australian ownership. "The Port of Darwin must be owned by the Australian people," Mr Katter said. "With an emerging diplomatic rough between China and the US over ownership, it is most extraordinary that the Australian Government appears […]
Read moreWednesday, 28 May, 2025
FEDERAL Member for Kennedy Bob Katter, has declared an "impending emergency" for Mount Isa and Townsville unless immediate and decisive action is undertaken by the Crisafulli and Albanese Governments to prevent the closure of the Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville refinery. Crisis talks, led by Katter's Australian Party Leader Robbie Katter, Mount Isa Mayor […]
Read moreWednesday, 21 May, 2025
A petition backed by 2,643 Queenslanders has been officially tabled in the Queensland Parliament, calling on the State Government to prioritise and expedite the planning, design, and construction of critical Bruce Highway and Woolcock Street corridor upgrades through Townsville’s Northern Suburbs. Member for Hinchinbrook Nick Dametto MP welcomed the tabling of the petition and said […]
Read moreTuesday, 20 May, 2025
Federal Member for Kennedy, Hon. Bob Katter, views the split of the LNP as an inevitable result of the failed election campaign and lack of policy and conviction of either party. "Yesterday we had one party, the LNP, with no direction. Today we have two parties with no direction," stated Mr Katter. "Australia is in […]
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