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Ingham Hospital’s Maternity Services need support not bypass
Sunday, 3 Sep, 2023
Queensland’s healthcare crisis intensifies after the decision to temporarily suspend Ingham Hospital’s Maternity Services in the coming months becomes reality. Expectant mothers due to give birth in Ingham will be transferred to Townsville during times of bypass due to doctor shortages, planned staff leave and ongoing recruitment issues. Ingham Hospital’s Maternity Services will operate on two weeks here and four weeks […]
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Make Townsville Safe Again – Send ‘em bush!
Friday, 1 Sep, 2023
People travelling through one of Townsville’s main thoroughfares will notice a new eye-catching landmark - the Katter’s Australian Party’s (KAP’s) latest billboard. The unmissable caption, “Make Townsville Safe Again: Send ‘em bush” promotes the party’s number one youth crime policy, Relocation Sentencing. The policy aims to address youth crime by removing repeat youth offenders off […]
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Keep coal fired powering the nation: can the coal fired closures!
Thursday, 31 Aug, 2023
KAP Federal Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter, is calling on the Federal Government to immediately suspend the closures of six huge coal fired power stations over the next six years and make the necessary improvements to ensure that the national electricity grid has adequate and reliable supply. The call comes after the Australian Energy Market […]
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Qld on precipice of youth crime change as victims rage
Wednesday, 23 Aug, 2023
Queensland is on the precipice of long-overdue youth crime reform with the release of an alternative sentencing model that would send recidivist offenders to the bush to complete intense, long-term rehabilitation programs coinciding with hundreds of angry residents marching on Parliament House today. Earlier this week, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) launched its Relocation Sentencing – […]
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Outrage as Fishing industry cops another below
Wednesday, 23 Aug, 2023
Member for Hill Shane Knuth said he was not surprised at the anger directed towards what has been described as a "gutless" action taken by the Queensland Government after the announcement of the latest ban on Gillnet Fishing along Queensland's East Coast. Attending a Seafood Rally at Parliament House yesterday, with fellow KAP MP's Robbie […]
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Local fighters victorious as Cardwell GP given lifeline
Wednesday, 23 Aug, 2023
HON Bob Katter, Federal Member for Kennedy, has applauded the announcement by the Queensland Government today that they will step in to rescue the Cardwell medical clinic. The GP clinic had intended to shut its doors permanently on September 1 due to extreme doctor shortages and staff burnout, but the Queensland Government has today announced […]
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