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State Govt’s Road spending taking FNQ for a Dangerous, Wasteful Ride
Tuesday, 31 Oct, 2023
The Queensland State Government is leading Far Northerners down a dangerous, wasteful path with its spending and road design ideas in the wider Cairns region, Katter’s Australian Party MPs Bob Katter and Shane Knuth say. Reviewing the more than $10m in taxpayer funding spent to date just to “study” the Barron River Bridge, the Federal […]
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Senate Inquiry into Bank Closures in Regional Australia Extended
Tuesday, 31 Oct, 2023
Westpac customers in regional areas including Ingham, Tully and Cloncurry will have some further reprieve as the Senate Inquiry into bank closures in regional Australia extends into mid-2024. Earlier this year, the major bank announced that it planned to close eight regional branches across the country, a decision that infuriated customers and created a sense […]
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SHANE KNUTH MP MEDIA RELEASE – MOBILE SPEED CAMERA DEVICES
Thursday, 26 Oct, 2023
KAP Questions Validity Of Unmanned Mobile Speed Camera Devices Member for Hill Shane Knuth and KAP State Leader and Member for Traeger Robbie Katter have today hit out at the State Government over the validity of unmanned mobile speed cameras across the state. The issue has exploded this week, after residents from Malanda flooded Knuth's […]
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Katter Launches Bill to Keep Bush Kids at Home
Thursday, 26 Oct, 2023
Turning the tide on bush towns bleeding their youths to the cities is a key focus for Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter, who has this week introduced his Education (General Provisions) (Extension of Primary Schools in Remote Areas) Amendment Bill 2023. The Bill is designed to provide additional schooling options […]
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ROBBIE KATTER MP MEDIA RELEASE – Premier Proud of Plans to Wipe out NQ Industries
Thursday, 26 Oct, 2023
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs used Question Time in the Queensland Parliament to this week force the Premier to come clean on her involvement in the Commonwealth Government’s plot to destroy the futures of many North Queensland farmers and commercial fishers. Last week, Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter MP, tabled a letter in the Commonwealth […]
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NICK DAMETTO MP MEDIA RELEASE – GILL NET BANS
Thursday, 26 Oct, 2023
Final days: Fresh caught barramundi off the menu By this time next week, the barramundi season will be closed on Queensland’s east-coast and with gill net bans coming into effect on 31 December, this is the last week many commercial fishers will operate. The future of hundreds of affected fishers and their families remains in […]
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