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Home Schooling Families Secure Major Policy Win
Monday, 21 Jul, 2025
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has welcomed the Queensland Government’s decision to adopt all eight recommendations of the Independent Home Education Unit Review (“the Review”), describing it as a major breakthrough for freedom of choice in education. Mr Dametto said the policy shift was a far cry from 2024, […]
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Katter on Bega closures: “Australia sends its farmers into battle without shield or helmet”
Friday, 18 Jul, 2025
Bob Katter, Federal Member for Kennedy, has slammed the closure of Bega's peanut processing plants in Tolga and Kingaroy, labelling it yet another blow in the deliberate destruction of Australian food manufacturing by governments that "should never be forgiven." "This country used to have thriving industries: tobacco, peanuts, maize, flour, citrus, grapes, and about 30 […]
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Ernest Henry mine profit is a “flashing neon sign” of Glencore’s failure
Thursday, 17 Jul, 2025
FEDERAL Member for Kennedy Bob Katter has welcomed news that Ernest Henry mine has hit record profit under its new ownership, while taking the opportunity to slam former operator Glencore for what he called "spectacular mismanagement". "I am informed that Glencore shut the Ernest Henry mine because they claimed it wasn't profitable," Mr Katter said. […]
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Dametto Backs Proposed Overhaul of Queensland Weapons Licensing Branch
Thursday, 17 Jul, 2025
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has thrown his support behind suggested reform of the Weapons Licensing Branch (WLB), following the raw findings handed down in the Commissioner’s 100-Day Review of the Queensland Police Service – Final Report.[1] Mr Dametto said the report confirmed what many law-abiding firearm owners and […]
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Katter backs ambitious rail and port plan: “We’ve waited since my grandfather’s time”
Thursday, 17 Jul, 2025
BOB Katter, Federal Member for Kennedy, has thrown his full support behind Chatham Rock Phosphate Limited’s proposal to build a rail link from Northwest Queensland to Karumba, hailing it as a bold and long-overdue vision to open up the region’s economic potential. “We applaud them,” Mr Katter said. “Since my grandfather’s time, which was a […]
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Castle Law Petition Surges Past 42,000 in Record Time
Tuesday, 15 Jul, 2025
The people of Queensland have spoken loudly once again, with over 42,000 Queenslanders signing the latest Castle Law parliamentary petition in under two weeks, sending a powerful message to the State Government that personal safety and the right to defend yourself is paramount. Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader Nick Dametto said the […]
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