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Petition shows statewide support for a sustainably managed fishery, including gillnets
Tuesday, 14 Nov, 2023
The Queensland community has rallied behind a parliamentary petition with almost 10,000 signatories pledging their support towards the continuation of sustainable gillnet fishing practices along Queensland’s east-coast. The petition, raised by Principal Petitioner Lucas Dansie, and sponsored by Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader Nick Dametto, was tabled in the Parliament on […]
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Poor Government Legislation Threatens Closure of 89-Year old Innisfail Business
Tuesday, 14 Nov, 2023
Member for Hill Shane Knuth and Innisfail based business Northern Iron & Brass Foundry Pty Ltd (NIBF) are calling on the State Government to amend legislation and permanently exempt the 89-year-old business from its Waste Levy, first introduced in 2019. "This is another example of poorly thought-out legislation that has had a devastating effect on NIBF, who […]
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CALL FOR ACCELERATED UPGRADES ON DETERIORATING WARRIGAL CREEK BRIDGE
Sunday, 12 Nov, 2023
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter is raising a red flag on the deteriorating safety conditions of the Warrigal Creek Bridge and has called for the expedited upgrade of the bridge by the Queensland Government. Mr Katter said it was embarrassing that a corridor that carries $5.7 billion worth of value […]
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KAP CALLS FOR HEADS TO ROLL OVER SPEED CAMERA ROLL OUT
Saturday, 11 Nov, 2023
Katter’s Australian Party leader and Traeger MP, Robbie Katter has declared heads need to roll following the botched launch of the Department of Transport’s new speed camera program across North Queensland. Mr Katter said the State Government has become fixated on the revenue-raising potential of speed cameras, cynically exploiting the public’s concerns about road safety […]
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KAP calls on Minister to scrap gillnet fishing bans
Saturday, 11 Nov, 2023
The Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) is calling on the Fisheries Minister, Mark Furner MP to immediately withdraw the decision to ban gillnets in areas of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) from 31 December 2023. The calls come amidst rising industry tension leading into the end of the year with all impacted fishers still clueless about […]
Read moreOP-ED Proposed Knife Bans – A Blunt Tool Against Youth Crime
Saturday, 11 Nov, 2023
Draft laws are expected to be introduced into the Queensland Parliament before the end of the year that will seek to ban the sale of knives, replica firearms, gel blasters and other bladed items to minors. The proposed new laws stem from a spate of serious knife related offences in the south-east including the tragic […]
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