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The cost of chaos: The correlation between youth crime and car insurance premiums
Friday, 12 Jan, 2024
Economically, 2024 is off to a worrisome start for North Queenslanders with many residents reporting significant increases to their motor vehicle insurance premiums adding further strain to household budgets. According to Finder, since 2021 car insurance premiums have increased by 19.8 per cent across the nation with Queensland recording the highest increase overall with the […]
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Reeling in the Future: Hundreds of Barramundi released into the Hinchinbrook Channel
Thursday, 11 Jan, 2024
Fishing fanatics can get keen to catch the next “big one” after the Hinchinbrook Channel’s barramundi stocks were boosted this week with the release of over 700 barramundi fingerlings into the Herbert River. Each year young fingerlings are released into local waterways that feed into the Hinchinbrook Channel, an initiative undertaken by the Ingham Rod […]
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Get Your Hands off Australia Day, Corporate Australia: Katters
Thursday, 11 Jan, 2024
Traeger MP and Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party says the decision of a major supermarket chain to no longer stock Australia Day merchandise is a sign of how out of touch corporate Australia is with the values of the majority of Australians. The supermarket chain claimed through a spokesperson that no longer stocking Australia […]
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Make SEQ Help Pay for NQ Insurance: Katter
Thursday, 11 Jan, 2024
Katter’s Australian Party leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter says North Queensland home insurance policy-holders should be paid a subsidy funded by levies on insurance premiums in South East Queensland as a stop-gap measure until the cyclone and cyclone-related flood damage reinsurance pool has a significant impact on premiums. Large insurers are required by law […]
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Palmerston Hwy repair cautiously welcomed: KAP
Wednesday, 10 Jan, 2024
KATTER’S Australian Party MPs Bob Katter and Shane Knuth have cautiously welcomed news of works commencing on the flood-damaged Palmerston Hwy, but firmly stand-by their calls to construct a new freight route less prone to closures. The Palmerston Hwy has been closed since December 17 following severe rainfall and flooding, shutting down the major […]
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Townsville’s disturbing youth crime shift – Random arson attacks on the rise
Tuesday, 9 Jan, 2024
In a disconcerting shift, the landscape of youth crime in Townsville has morphed into a new pattern, with youths now targeting random cars and houses with arson attacks. In recent days, several cars have been torched as well as residence in Annandale, all allegedly at the hands of youth criminals. The vehicles were not reported […]
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