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Renewed Call to Abolish Insurance Stamp Duty
Thursday, 20 Feb, 2025
Speaking in Parliament in Brisbane during the debate on the Government’s Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has called for the Queensland Government to scrap insurance stamp duty to provide immediate cost-of-living relief and ensure North Queenslanders can access affordable insurance coverage. Mr Dametto […]
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Katter demands PM flood-proof vital NQ road
Monday, 17 Feb, 2025
DURING parliament sittings, Member for Kennedy Bob Katter raised the devastating impacts of the recent northern floods and the significant exacerbation of these impacts caused by the complete closure of all roads north that left about 300,000 residents in North Queensland without vital food and supplies, and crucified the banana, avocado and other northern fruit […]
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Katter fights for cash mandate
Monday, 17 Feb, 2025
Member for Kennedy Bob Katter this week proposed a submission to Treasury regarding mandating cash acceptance to ensure cash remains a universally and legally accepted means of payment throughout Australia. “The most reliable method of payment is cash and we will fight for its survival so we have submitted our argument to the federal treasury […]
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KAP backs bank deal but demands long-term solution for regions
Thursday, 13 Feb, 2025
FEDERAL Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter, has commended the government's deal with the major banks to ensure regional bank branches remain open, but has called for a long-term solution. "I've got to pay credit to the government here," Mr Katter said. "They've moved against going cashless and they've moved against the closure of regional banks." […]
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ALBO WARNED REX RESCUE IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER
Thursday, 13 Feb, 2025
Nationalising failed Rex Airlines, plagued with an ageing fleet off Saab 340B turboprops that have significant limitation in hot north Australian conditions, is flogging a dead horse, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs have said. KAP Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter said a straight buy-out, amounting to a golden handshake for an airline that has […]
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NORTH AT THE MERCY OF MOTHER NATURE WITHOUT BRADFIELD: KAP
Wednesday, 12 Feb, 2025
The visionary Bradfield Scheme – which by design diverts excess floodwaters from the upper Tully, Herbert and Burdekin river systems – could have ameliorated the devastating 2025 North Queensland floods had it been built, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said. Mr Katter said the failure of successive state and […]
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