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 […]
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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 moreThursday, 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 moreThursday, 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 […]
Read moreFriday, 8 Dec, 2023
With Christmas fast approaching, Hinchinbrook MP and KAP Deputy Leader Nick Dametto wants to know, what are Labor’s Christmas plans? Not in the conventional sense though, he’s asking what is Labor’s Christmas Crime plan for Townsville to keep the community safe. Violent car jackings, home invasions and car thefts have sky-rocketed in past weeks and […]
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Australia’s new low-cost airline Bonza launched in Mount Isa on Tuesday, December 5 with visitors flying in on ‘Bazza’ from the Gold Coast for the first time. Member for Kennedy Bob Katter MP said, “This is a great and wonderful thing that Bonza have done for the local community.” A positive for Australian producers, Bonza […]
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