Thursday, 17 Aug, 2023
Member for Hill Shane Knuth said the State and Federal Government needed to make the Kennedy Highway, between the Herberton and Tumoulin turn off, a priority. “This week’s truck rollover is another prime example as to why the government needs to upgrade this road,” Mr Knuth said. “This is the second major accident, on the […]
Read moreTuesday, 15 Aug, 2023
Government MPs would be banned from asking certain questions and Ministers forced to table pre-written responses in what Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has described as a necessary shake-up of the Queensland Parliament’s “undemocratic” Estimates process. Mr Katter said the annual Estimates, held in Brisbane over the last two weeks […]
Read moreTuesday, 15 Aug, 2023
Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto, used his time during Budget Estimates to question the Minister for Training and Skills Development, the Hon. Di Farmer, about the Government’s plans to bolster the agricultural industry’s skilled workforce capability. The Hinchinbrook MP’s concerns arose after receiving the Minister’s response to a Question […]
Read moreSaturday, 12 Aug, 2023
KATTER’S Australian Party MP Bob Katter hosted the Australian Prime Minister for one of the country’s most iconic and largest events at Mount Isa, while recognising the region’s economic value towards the nation. Mr Katter and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attended the 2023 Mount Isa Rodeo, which also celebrated the mining city’s 100th birthday. Prior […]
Read moreFriday, 11 Aug, 2023
Stakeholders, representatives and supporters of the seafood industry will rally together at Queensland’s Parliament House on the 22nd of August 2023 to protest against the State and Federal Labor Governments’ decision to ban all gillnet fishing by mid-2027. Queensland Fisheries admitted that the decision was made by multiple levels of government in response to international […]
Read moreThursday, 10 Aug, 2023
KATTER’S Australian Party MP Bob Katter said he would be supportive of the Coalition’s disallowance motion (now delayed) on the government's 60-day dispensing policy, fearing the changes would destroy communities and create a pharmaceutical “big two”. The proposed changes set for September 1 will allow patients to purchase 60 days’ worth of medication with one […]
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