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Put armed forces on standby for FNQ flooding disaster: Katter’s Australian Party
Sunday, 17 Dec, 2023
KATTER’S Australian Party MP for Kennedy Bob Katter is calling on the Federal Government to put the armed forces on standby in response to widespread flooding severely impacting Far North Queensland in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Mr Katter said it had been reported to him that emergency services were operating near capacity […]
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Tablelands and Mareeba damage recognised in TC Jasper disaster funding
Saturday, 16 Dec, 2023
TWO additional Far Northern local government areas have been included in the joint Federal and Queensland Government’s disaster support measures following the damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Tablelands Regional Council and Mareeba Shire Council, initially overlooked, have been included in the disaster support schemes which, as a whole, include assistance for personal hardship, […]
Read moreKATTER CALLS ON QLD GOVT TO PROTECT GREAT ARTESIAN BASIN FROM GREEDY GLENCORE
Friday, 15 Dec, 2023
Queensland’s new “green” Premier needs to ensure Glencore’s greedy hands are kept off the Great Artesian Basin (GAB) and that the Swiss-based company is meeting its environmental and social obligations across the State, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said. Glencore is currently seeking environmental approval for a three-year trial […]
Read moreDametto: “Send in the army”
Thursday, 14 Dec, 2023
Escalating incidents of youth crime in Townsville have prompted Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader Nick Dametto to formally write to Australia’s Defence Minister, Hon. Richard Marles, requesting defence force assistance in the garrison city. Mr Dametto said the rationale for calling in the army was not to hand over control to […]
Read moreState environment department’s dismal record revealed ahead of carbon capture decision
Thursday, 14 Dec, 2023
KATTER’S Australian Party MP Bob Katter says given its track record in North Queensland, the State Government should have no right to destroy more of Queensland’s “nature wonderland” as it considers a trial to dump waste materials into the Great Artesian Basin. The Queensland Government is expected to make a call in early 2024 on […]
Read moreProposed crackdowns on small scale mining strikes at the core of what it means to be Australian
Thursday, 14 Dec, 2023
The Gemfields at the Central Highlands are a long way from the Hinchinbrook electorate but that doesn’t mean proposed changes by the State Labor Government to radically crack down on small scale mining enterprises won’t have far reaching impacts. Hinchinbrook resident, Tony Walsh, says that proposed changes by the Queensland Resources Department could force small […]
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